CVE-2021-3663

Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in firefly-iii/firefly-iii

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Published Jul 25, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

firefly-iii is vulnerable to Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

firefly-iii

firefly-iii/firefly-iii

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	≤ 5.5.12

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:firefly-iii:firefly_iii:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-1572	firefly-iii is vulnerable to Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts
Github GHSA	GHSA-56cx-wf47-hx7w	No Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in Firefly III

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.710% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/firefly-iii/firefly-iii/commit/afc9f4b7ebc8a240c85864a6e1abda62bfeefae8
https://huntr.dev/bounties/497bdf6d-7dba-49c3-8011-1c64dfbb3380

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Firefly-iii Firefly Iii

Weaknesses

CWE-307

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 5:01 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: @huntrdev
Published: Jul 25, 2021, 1:25 PM
Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 5:01 PM
Reserved: Jul 23, 2021, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 4:05 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 25, 2021, 2:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 4:05 AM

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