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TI-2019-16146 Aliases GHSA-984p-xq9m-4rjw

Rate Limiting Bypass in express-brute

Priority LOW 38CWE-77Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
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Privileges required
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User interaction
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Attack complexity
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Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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Fix status
No fix listed

No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from GitHub. Impact type from CWE-77.

Summary

All versions of `express-brute` are vulnerable to Rate Limiting Bypass. Concurrent requests may lead to race conditions that cause the package to incorrectly count requests. This may allow an attacker to bypass the rate limiting provided by the package and execute requests without limiting. ## Recommendation No fix is currently available. Consider using an alternative module until a fix is made available.

Why it matters now

Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
—express-brute (npm)up to 1.0.1—No fix listedGHSA-984p-xq9m-4rjw
  • express-brute (npm) Vendor— Affected up to 1.0.1 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-984p-xq9m-4rjw

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-03 Threatist record created from GHSA-984p-xq9m-4rjw

References

Sources

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