If an attacker launches many login attempts in parallel then the attacker can have more guesses at a password than the brute force protection configuration permits. This is due to the brute force check occurring before the brute force protector has locked the user.
Acknowledgements: Special thanks to Maurizio Agazzini for reporting this issue and helping us improve our project.
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"severity": "MODERATE",
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"github_reviewed_at": "2024-09-17T22:29:01Z",
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"cwe_ids": [
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