Silverstripe Brute force bypass on default admin
Priority LOW 38CWE-307Published · 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
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
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- Fix status
- Fixed
No CVSS vector from any source. Fix status from GitHub. Impact type from CWE-307.
Summary
Default Administrator accounts were not subject to the same brute force protection afforded to other Member accounts. Failed login counts were not logged for default admins resulting in unlimited attempts on the default admin username and password.
Why it matters now
Fix Fixed silverstripe/framework (Packagist): 3.1.19, 3.2.4, 3.3.2
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | silverstripe/framework (Packagist) | 3.1.18 to before 3.1.19 | 3.1.19 | Patch available | GHSA-8v6m-7f5v-hhx6 |
| — | silverstripe/framework (Packagist) | 3.2.3 to before 3.2.4 | 3.2.4 | Patch available | GHSA-8v6m-7f5v-hhx6 |
| — | silverstripe/framework (Packagist) | 3.3.1 to before 3.3.2 | 3.3.2 | Patch available | GHSA-8v6m-7f5v-hhx6 |
- silverstripe/framework (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 3.1.18 to before 3.1.19 Fixed in 3.1.19 Patch available GHSA-8v6m-7f5v-hhx6
- silverstripe/framework (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 3.2.3 to before 3.2.4 Fixed in 3.2.4 Patch available GHSA-8v6m-7f5v-hhx6
- silverstripe/framework (Packagist) Vendor— Affected 3.3.1 to before 3.3.2 Fixed in 3.3.2 Patch available GHSA-8v6m-7f5v-hhx6
Remediation
- Fix · GHSA-8v6m-7f5v-hhx6 silverstripe/framework (Packagist) Fixed in 3.1.19 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-8v6m-7f5v-hhx6 silverstripe/framework (Packagist) Fixed in 3.2.4 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-8v6m-7f5v-hhx6 silverstripe/framework (Packagist) Fixed in 3.3.2 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-03 Threatist record created from GHSA-8v6m-7f5v-hhx6
References
Other 4
- https://github.com/silverstripe/silverstripe-framework/commit/f32c893546340c8c279fd1ab6d4269e9d6539bc2
- https://github.com/FriendsOfPHP/security-advisories/blob/master/silverstripe/framework/SS-2016-005-1.yaml
- https://github.com/silverstripe/silverstripe-framework
- https://www.silverstripe.org/download/security-releases/ss-2016-005
Sources
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