ReddAPI · Report #6697
No Captcha or rate limit on Login Page
Validstatus
7upvotes
23 Apr 2014disclosed
How it was found
Hello ReddApi Security Team,
#Vulnerability Detail's:- Login page can be brute forced due to lack of captcha or backoff
#Impact:- An attacker can bruteforce for a particular username and can get a possibly a account takeover.
#POC:- I have made a proof of concept video of the same:- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zX0jXkMqiCo The above video is unlisted.
#Countermeasure:- Implement a Captcha
With Regard's Aditya Agrawal