PYSEC-2026-835
See a problem?- Import Source
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/blob/main/vulns/kiwitcms/PYSEC-2026-835.yaml
- JSON Data
- https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/PYSEC-2026-835
- Aliases
- Published
- 2026-07-07T10:17:27.708610Z
- Modified
- 2026-07-07T11:45:41.894279270Z
- Severity
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- 7.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- No protection against brute-force attacks on login page
- Details
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Impact
Previous versions of Kiwi TCMS do not impose rate limits which makes it easier to attempt brute-force attacks against the login page.
Patches
Users should upgrade to v12.0 or later.
Workarounds
Users may install and configure a rate-limiting proxy in front of Kiwi TCMS. For example nginx.
References
- References
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- https://github.com/kiwitcms/Kiwi/security/advisories/GHSA-7968-h4m4-ghm9
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-25156
- https://github.com/kiwitcms/Kiwi/commit/0ed213fa0ddb7a6dc77e3c3b99e8fc90ccdaf46f
- https://github.com/kiwitcms/Kiwi
- https://huntr.dev/bounties/2b1a9be9-45e9-490b-8de0-26a492e79795
- https://kiwitcms.org/blog/kiwi-tcms-team/2023/02/15/kiwi-tcms-120
- https://pypi.org/project/kiwitcms
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-7968-h4m4-ghm9
Affected packages
PyPI / kiwitcms
Package
- Name
- kiwitcms
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- Purl
- pkg:pypi/kiwitcms
Affected ranges
- Type
- ECOSYSTEM
- Events
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Introduced0Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affectedFixed12.0