CVE-2019-17240bl-kernel/security.class.php in Bludit 3.9.2 allows attackers to bypass a brute-force protection mechanism by using many different forged…
- 3.7LowCVSS base score
- 40.7%Exploitation in 30 daysEPSS · top 1.3% of all CVEs
- NoKnown exploitednot in CISA's KEV catalog
- 2Public exploitsMetasploit, Nuclei and Exploit-DB
Description
bl-kernel/security.class.php in Bludit 3.9.2 allows attackers to bypass a brute-force protection mechanism by using many different forged X-Forwarded-For or Client-IP HTTP headers.
Public exploit
An exploit or proof of concept is public: anyone can try it against an unpatched system. The public collections list 2 Exploit-DB entries for it.
Show the exploits2
Exploit-DB2 entries
- Bludit 3.9.2 - Auth Bruteforce Bypass (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 48942webapps, phppublished 23 Oct 2020Verified
- Bludit 3.9.2 - Authentication Bruteforce Mitigation Bypass (Exploit-DB entry) (opens in a new tab)
EDB-ID 48746webapps, phppublished 17 Aug 2020Verified
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Timeline
ID reserved
By mitre
Published
- 5 years later
· 5 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| mitreCNA (assigner) | 3.0 | Low3.7 | CVSS:3.0/AC:H/AV:N/A:N/C:L/I:N/PR:N/S:U/UI:N |
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.1 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 40.7% · top 1.3% of all CVEs (13 Nov 2026)
The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Low 3.7.
Affected products
n/a
- affected n/a
References
References4
- https://rastating.github.io/bludit-brute-force-mitigation-bypass/ (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- https://github.com/bludit/bludit/pull/1090 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/158875/Bludit-3.9.2-Authentication-Bruteforce-Mitigation-Bypass.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159664/Bludit-3.9.2-Bruteforce-Mitigation-Bypass.html (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
Sources
The same CVE in the primary databases and aggregators, to check against.
- CVE.org record (opens in a new tab)
- CVE List JSON (GitHub) (opens in a new tab)
- NVD (opens in a new tab)
- FIRST EPSS (opens in a new tab)
- EUVD EUVD-2019-7656 (opens in a new tab)
- OSV.dev (opens in a new tab)
- GitHub Advisories (opens in a new tab)
- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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[](https://cveledger.app/cve/CVE-2019-17240)Record last updated .