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Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts

CWE-307 · Base · Draft

The product does not implement sufficient measures to prevent multiple failed authentication attempts within a short time frame.

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Weakness Relationships

Where this weakness sits in the CWE hierarchy. Walk up to broader classes or down to more specific variants.
Parent of this (broader)
ChildOfCWE-1390 · Weak Authentication
ChildOfCWE-287 · Improper Authentication
ChildOfCWE-799 · Improper Control of Interaction Frequency
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Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

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How adversaries exploit this weakness, per MITRE CAPEC.
CAPEC-16Dictionary-based Password Attack
CAPEC-49Password Brute Forcing
CAPEC-560Use of Known Domain Credentials
CAPEC-565Password Spraying
CAPEC-600Credential Stuffing
CAPEC-652Use of Known Kerberos Credentials
CAPEC-653Use of Known Operating System Credentials
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CVEs With This Weakness

693
A sample of the 693 CVEs tagged with this weakness.
CVECVE-2026-7820
CVECVE-2026-7671
CVECVE-2026-7255
CVECVE-2026-6947
CVECVE-2026-45010
CVECVE-2026-44195
CVECVE-2026-43914
CVECVE-2026-41893
CVECVE-2026-41213
CVECVE-2026-41037
CVECVE-2026-40586
CVECVE-2026-40485
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Nuclei Scanner Templates

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Open-source Nuclei templates that detect this weakness class - an actionable scan-for-it pivot. Licensed under the ProjectDiscovery / Nuclei terms.
criticalTiki Wiki CMS GroupWare - Authentication Bypass
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