Privilege Escalation

Samba is an open-source implementation of the Server Message Block SMB or Common Internet File System CIFS protocol, which allows PC-compatible machines to share files, printers, and other information. It was found that certain Samba configurations did not enforce the password lockout mechanism. ...

Step 2. Manage authentication and safeguard access: top 10 actions to secure your environment

This series outlines the most fundamental steps you can take with your investment in Microsoft 365 security solutions. We will provide advice on activities such as setting up identity management through active directory, malware protection, and more. In this post, we explain how to enable single...

Bad password count in AD DC not always effective

Description By default, Samba will remember bad passwords for 30min: eg: $ samba-tool domain passwordsettings show ... Reset account lockout after mins: 30 This is also known as the 'bad password observation window' and is configured in the lockOutObservationWindow attribute on the domain DN or i...

Authentication flaw

Lenovo Chassis Management Module CMM prior to version 2.0.0 allows unauthenticated users to retrieve information related to the current authentication configuration settings. Exposed settings relate to password lengths, expiration, and lockout configuration...

CVE-2018-9071

Lenovo Chassis Management Module CMM prior to version 2.0.0 allows unauthenticated users to retrieve information related to the current authentication configuration settings. Exposed settings relate to password lengths, expiration, and lockout configuration...

CVE-2018-9071

Lenovo Chassis Management Module CMM prior to version 2.0.0 allows unauthenticated users to retrieve information related to the current authentication configuration settings. Exposed settings relate to password lengths, expiration, and lockout configuration...

CVE-2018-9071

Lenovo Chassis Management Module CMM prior to version 2.0.0 allows unauthenticated users to retrieve information related to the current authentication configuration settings. Exposed settings relate to password lengths, expiration, and lockout configuration...

Should You Send Your Pen Test Report to the MSRC?

Every day, the Microsoft Security Response Center MSRC receives vulnerability reports from security researchers, technology/industry partners, and customers. We want those reports, because they help us make our products and services more secure. High-quality reports that include proof of concept,...

Microsoft Windows: Audit Account Lockout

This test checks the setting for policy OpenVAS Vulnerability Test $Id: winaccountlockout.nasl 11068 2018-08-21 11:51:41Z emoss $ Check value for Audit Account Lockout Authors: Emanuel Moss Copyright: Copyright c 2018 Greenbone Networks GmbH, http://www.greenbone.net This program is free software...

Widespread Instagram Hack Locking Users Out of Their Accounts

Instagram has been hit by a widespread hacking campaign that appears to stem from Russia and have affected hundreds of users over the past week, leaving them locked out of their accounts. A growing number of Instagram users are taking to social media, including Twitter and Reddit, to report a...

CVE-2017-9001

Aruba ClearPass 6.6.3 and later includes a feature called "SSH Lockout", which causes ClearPass to lock accounts with too many login failures through SSH. When this feature is enabled, an unauthenticated remote command execution vulnerability is present which could allow an unauthenticated user t...

CVE-2017-9001

Aruba ClearPass 6.6.3 and later includes a feature called "SSH Lockout", which causes ClearPass to lock accounts with too many login failures through SSH. When this feature is enabled, an unauthenticated remote command execution vulnerability is present which could allow an unauthenticated user t...

Design/Logic Flaw

Aruba ClearPass 6.6.3 and later includes a feature called "SSH Lockout", which causes ClearPass to lock accounts with too many login failures through SSH. When this feature is enabled, an unauthenticated remote command execution vulnerability is present which could allow an unauthenticated user t...

CVE-2017-9001

Aruba ClearPass 6.6.3 and later includes a feature called "SSH Lockout", which causes ClearPass to lock accounts with too many login failures through SSH. When this feature is enabled, an unauthenticated remote command execution vulnerability is present which could allow an unauthenticated user t...

CVE-2017-9001

Aruba ClearPass 6.6.3 and later includes an optional SSH Lockout feature. When this feature is enabled, the system is vulnerable to an unauthenticated remote command execution that can grant root privileges on the underlying OS. The vulnerability only exists for systems where SSH Lockout is enabl...

Security Bulletin: IBM Cúram Social Program Management when not configured with LDAP or SSO may be vulnerable to denial of service.(CVE-2014-6092).

Summary Default authentication methods in IBM Curam Social Program Management do not allow for a per user account lockout policy, and rather employ a single, system wide policy. For most users of the system, a low lockout threshold is desirable. However, for users used to integrate with another...

Brute Force Attacks

Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity is vulnerable to brute force attacks. The application does not validate whether the lockout limit for incorrect login attempts has been reached, allowing a malicious user to be able to conduct a brute force attack...

Password-Guessing Was Used to Hack Gentoo Linux Github Account

Maintainers of the Gentoo Linux distribution have now revealed the impact and "root cause" of the attack that saw unknown hackers taking control of its GitHub account last week and modifying the content of its repositories and pages. The hackers not only managed to change the content in compromis...

CVE-2018-4856

The CVE-2018-4856 issue affects Siemens SICLOCK TC100 and TC400 (All versions). Concretely, an attacker with administrative access to the device management interface can lock out legitimate users, requiring manual interaction to restore access. Some connected sources describe an authentication by...

CVE-2018-4856

A vulnerability has been identified in SICLOCK TC100 All versions and SICLOCK TC400 All versions. An attacker with administrative access to the device's management interface could lock out legitimate users. Manual interaction is required to restore the access of legitimate users...