CVE-2018-8171: Improper Authentication

October 16, 2018 (updated July 1, 2021)

A Security Feature Bypass vulnerability exists in ASP.NET when the number of incorrect login attempts is not validated, aka “ASP.NET Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability.” This affects ASP.NET, ASP.NET Core 1.1, ASP.NET Core 1.0, ASP.NET Core 2.0, ASP.NET MVC 5.2.

References

github.com/advisories/GHSA-vhvh-528q-ff3p
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-8171

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