CVE-2025-66204 (GCVE-0-2025-66204)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-12-08 23:50 – Updated: 2025-12-09 16:03
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Title
WBCE CMS allows brute-force protection bypass using X-Forwarded-For header
Summary
WBCE CMS is a content management system. Version 1.6.4 contains a brute-force protection bypass where an attacker can indefinitely reset the counter by modifying `X-Forwarded-For` on each request, gaining unlimited password guessing attempts, effectively bypassing all brute-force protection. The application fully trusts the `X-Forwarded-For` header without validating it or restricting its usage. This issue is fixed in version 1.6.5.
Severity
SSVC
Exploitation: poc
Automatable: no
Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-12-09 14:18 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://github.com/WBCE/WBCE_CMS/security/advisor… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://github.com/WBCE/WBCE_CMS/commit/3765baddf… | x_refsource_MISC |
| https://github.com/WBCE/WBCE_CMS/releases/tag/1.6.5 | x_refsource_MISC |
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