WBCE CMS Header class.login.php increase_attempts excessive authentication
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Denial of service, Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-400 and CWE-307.
Summary
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in WBCE CMS. Affected by this issue is the function increase_attempts of the file wbce/framework/class.login.php of the component Header Handler. The manipulation of the argument X-Forwarded-For leads to improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts. The attack may be launched remotely. The name of the patch is d394ba39a7bfeb31eda797b6195fd90ef74b2e75. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-213716.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-4006
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2q3p-cfj5-9f8c
References
More Wbce Cms vulnerabilities
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- TI-2022-22742 WBCE CMS v1.5.4 can implement getshell by modifying the upload file type. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-40518 WBCE CMS is Vulnerable to Time-Based Blind SQL Injection through groups[] Parameter CVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.4
- TI-2025-40247 WBCE CMS is Vulnerable to Privilege Escalation via Group ID Manipulation (IDOR) CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2024-38380 WBCE CMS 1.6.2 Remote Code Execution via Elfinder File Upload CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
- TI-2025-24531 WBCE CMS <= 1.6.3 Authenticated Remote Code Execution via Module Upload CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
Sources
- CVE-2022-4006 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-4006 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2q3p-cfj5-9f8c · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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