Improper Authentication in Lin-CMS-Flask v0.1.1 allows remote attackers to launch brute…
Priority MEDIUM 46CWE-307Published · Updated
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 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-307.
Summary
Improper Authentication in Lin-CMS-Flask v0.1.1 allows remote attackers to launch brute force login attempts without restriction via the 'login' function in the component 'app/api/cms/user.py'.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.02082 81st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
| — | Lin-CMS (PyPI) | — | — | No fix listed | GHSA-h6r2-pgvx-683c |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
- Lin-CMS (PyPI) Vendor— Affected — Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-h6r2-pgvx-683c
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-18698
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h6r2-pgvx-683c
References
More TaleLin Lin-cms-flask vulnerabilities
- TI-2020-13441 Incorrect Access Control in Lin-CMS-Flask v0.1.1 allows remote attackers to obtain… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-13440 Cross Site Scripting (XSS) in Lin-CMS-Flask v0.1.1 allows remote attackers to execute… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.1
Sources
- CVE-2020-18698 · CVE Program
- CVE-2020-18698 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-h6r2-pgvx-683c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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