CVE-2018-8171

ASP.NET Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability

CVE-2018-8171 is fixed in 4 products on 1 platform, first by KB4339279, released July 10, 2018. It is not reported as exploited. Patch Radar priority: High.

High
CVSS
n/a
Important
Exploitation
None reported
Exploitation Unlikely
CISA KEV
Not listed
Not in the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
EPSS
0.1077
95th percentile

<p>A Security Feature Bypass vulnerability exists in ASP.NET when the number of incorrect login attempts is not validated.</p> <p>An attacker who successfully exploited this vulnerability could try an infinite number of authentication attempts.</p> <p>The update addresses the vulnerability by validating the number of incorrect login attempts.</p>

Where it's fixed

ProductFixed inFixReleased
Microsoft
ASP.NET MVC 5.2 on Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 Update 5 KB4339279 Jul 10, 2018
ASP.NET MVC 5.2 on Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 KB4339279 Jul 10, 2018
ASP.NET Web Pages 3.2.3 on Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 Update 5 KB4339279 Jul 10, 2018
ASP.NET Web Pages 3.2.3 on Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Update 3 KB4339279 Jul 10, 2018

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