GHSA-c69x-5xmw-v44x
CasaOS Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts vulnerability
Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Go | github.com/IceWhaleTech/CasaOS-UserService | >= 0.4.4.3, < 0.4.7 | 0.4.7 |
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
### Summary
Here it is observed that the CasaOS doesn't defend against password brute force attacks, which leads to having full access to the server.
### Details
The web application lacks control over the login attempts i.e. why attacker can use a password brute force attack to find and get full access over the.
### PoC
1. Capture login request in proxy tool like Burp Suite and select password field.

2. Here I have started attack with total number of 271 password tries where the last one is the correct password and as we can see in the following image we get a **400 Bad Request** status code with the message "**Invalid Password**" and response length **769** on 1st request which was sent at **_Tue, 16 Jan 2024 18:31:32 GMT_**

**Note**: _We have tested this vulnerability with more than 3400 tries. We have used 271 request counts just for demo purposes._
3. Here the attack is completed and we can see in the following image we get **200 OK** status code with the message "**Ok**" and response length **1509** on 271st request which was sent at **_Tue, 16 Jan 2024 18:32:01 GMT_**.

This means attacker can try 271 requests in 56 seconds.
### Impact
This vulnerability allows attackers to get super user-level access over the server.
### Mitigation
It is recommended to implement a proper rate-limiting mechanism on the server side where the configuration might be like:
If a specific IP address fails to login more than 5 times concurrently then that IP address must be blocked for at least 30 seconds. This will reduce the possibility of password brute-forcing attacks.
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.
- https://github.com/IceWhaleTech/CasaOS-UserService/security/advisories/GHSA-c69x-5xmw-v44x
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-24767
- https://github.com/IceWhaleTech/CasaOS-UserService/commit/62006f61b55951048dbace4ebd9e483274838699
- https://github.com/IceWhaleTech/CasaOS-UserService
- https://github.com/IceWhaleTech/CasaOS-UserService/releases/tag/v0.4.7
- https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2024-2614