[microweber/microweber] Microweber before 1.2.21 allows attacker to bypass IP detection to brute-force password

In the login API, an IP address will by default be blocked when the user tries to login incorrectly more than 5 times. However, a bypass to this mechanism is possible by abusing a X-Forwarded-For header to bypass IP detection and perform a password brute-force. A patch for this issue is available in Microweber version 1.2.21.

References

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-2368
• https://github.com/microweber/microweber/commit/53c000ccd5602536e28b15d9630eb8261b04a302
• https://huntr.dev/bounties/a9595eda-a5e0-4717-8d64-b445ef83f452
• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9wqr-9787-p4rf