CVE-2024-42466
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedImproper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts vulnerability in upKeeper Solutions product upKeeper Manager allows Authentication Abuse.This issue affects upKeeper Manager: through 5.1.9.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · high confidenceThe upKeeper Manager application through version 5.1.9 contains an Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts vulnerability (CWE-307). The application fails to properly limit, throttle, or lock out accounts after multiple failed login attempts, allowing remote attackers to perform unlimited credential guessing or brute force attacks against the authentication mechanism. This critical flaw enables unauthenticated attackers to potentially compromise user accounts via repeated authentication attempts.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data< 5.1.10CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify installed Upkeeper Manager versionAccess the product administration interface or check the software inventory/system information panel to locate the currently running version number of Upkeeper ManagerAffected if The installed version is below 5.1.10 (e.g., 5.1.9, 5.1.8, etc.)
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Verify authentication rate limiting configurationNavigate to the authentication or security settings within the Upkeeper Manager admin panel and inspect whether any rate limiting, request throttling, or brute force protection controls are configured or enabledAffected if No rate limiting or request throttling mechanism is present or enabled for login attempts
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Confirm account lockout policy existsLocate the account security or authentication policy settings and determine if an account lockout threshold (maximum failed attempts before lockout) is defined and activeAffected if No account lockout policy is configured or no maximum failed attempt limit is set
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Check for CAPTCHA or MFA enforcementReview the authentication security options to see if CAPTCHA verification or multi-factor authentication is available and whether it is required for login attemptsAffected if CAPTCHA and multi-factor authentication are not required or not available as a protective measure
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Inspect authentication logs for brute force patternsReview Upkeeper Manager authentication logs or security event logs to identify whether multiple failed login attempts from the same source are being logged without triggering any blocks or alertsAffected if Logs show repeated failed login attempts from a single source without any lockout, delay, or intervention occurring
You are affected if Upkeeper Manager version is below 5.1.10 AND no authentication rate limiting, account lockout, or CAPTCHA/MFA controls are configured or active.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped5.1.10
Implement account lockout policies with progressive delays, rate-limit authentication endpoints, and consider adding multi-factor authentication to mitigate credential-based attacks.
5.1.10
- Navigate to the upKeeper Manager administration interface
- Locate the software update or version check section
- Verify current version is below 5.1.10
- Download upKeeper Manager version 5.1.10 or later from the official vendor repository (support.upkeeper.se)
- Follow vendor-provided installation instructions to apply the upgrade
- Verify the upgrade completed successfully and the new version is 5.1.10 or higher
- Test authentication mechanisms to confirm the rate limiting is now functioning properly
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
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- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
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