Missing brute-force protection in Revive Adserver All versions before 3.2.3
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-307.
Summary
Revive Adserver before 3.2.3 suffers from Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts. The login page of Revive Adserver is vulnerable to password-guessing attacks. An account lockdown feature was considered, but rejected to avoid introducing service disruptions to regular users during such attacks. A random delay has instead been introduced as a countermeasure in case of password failures, along with a system to discourage parallel brute forcing. These systems will effectively allow the valid users to log in to the adserver, even while an attack is in progress.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | Revive Adserver All versions before 3.2.3 | Revive Adserver All versions before 3.2.3 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Revive Adserver All versions before 3.2.3 Vendor— Affected Revive Adserver All versions before 3.2.3 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:revive-adserver:revive_adserver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | up to 3.2.2 | Vulnerable | Revive Adserver |
- cpe:2.3:a:revive-adserver:revive_adserver:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 3.2.2 Vulnerable ·Revive Adserver
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-9124
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jq2f-3xc4-634f
References
More Revive Adserver vulnerabilities
- TI-2025-31114 Improper access control in Revive Adserver CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
- TI-2020-06561 Open redirect in https://github.com/revive-adserver/revive-adserver CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2021-05734 Open redirect in https://github.com/revive-adserver/revive-adserver CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2025-32749 Missing authorization in Revive Adserver CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
- TI-2025-34808 Improper neutralisation of input in Revive Adserver 6.0.0+ causes a reflected XSS attack in the banner-zone.php script. CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1
- TI-2025-32747 Cross-site scripting in Revive Adserver CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.4
Sources
- CVE-2016-9124 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-9124 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jq2f-3xc4-634f · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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