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GHSA-r4v7-6wcg-ghj5: FileBrowser: Missing Rate Limiting on Authentication Endpoint Enables Brute Force Attacks

June 25, 2026

The /api/auth/login endpoint does not implement rate limiting, account lockout, or progressive backoff for repeated authentication failures. As a result, an attacker can perform unlimited login attempts against the endpoint. When combined with the username enumeration timing vulnerability, valid accounts can be identified and then brute-forced without restriction. The risk is further increased by a weak default password policy that only enforces a minimum length of five characters.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-r4v7-6wcg-ghj5
  • github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/commit/fa5abc8c67f3a66ce76e358a3c57981750c76a23
  • github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/pull/2485
  • github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/security/advisories/GHSA-r4v7-6wcg-ghj5

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Affected versions

All versions before 0.0.0-20260522161427-fa5abc8c67f3a

Fixed versions

  • 0.0.0-20260522161427-fa5abc8c67f3a

Solution

Upgrade to version 0.0.0-20260522161427-fa5abc8c67f3a or above.

Impact 6.5 MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-307: Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

Source file

go/github.com/gtsteffaniak/filebrowser/GHSA-r4v7-6wcg-ghj5.yml

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