CVE-2023-25156 — Kiwi TCMS, an open source test management system, does not impose rate limits in
Kiwi TCMS, an open source test management system, does not impose rate limits in versions prior to 12.0. This makes it easier to attempt brute-force attacks against the login page. Users should upgrade to v12.0 or later to receive a patch. As a workaround, users may install and c
Published
2023-02-15T00:00:00.000Z
Last modified
2025-03-10T21:11:11.563Z
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
01What is this vulnerability?
Kiwi TCMS, an open source test management system, does not impose rate limits in versions prior to 12.0. This makes it easier to attempt brute-force attacks against the login page. Users should upgrade to v12.0 or later to receive a patch. As a workaround, users may install and configure a rate-limiting proxy in front of Kiwi TCMS.
02Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|
| kiwitcms | kiwi | 12.0 |
03Active exploitation status
Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.
04Recommended remediation
- Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
- Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
- Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.
05Technical details
For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.
06Detection signatures
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07Related CVEs
No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.
08Timeline
- Published: 2023-02-15T00:00:00.000Z
- Last modified: 2025-03-10T21:11:11.563Z
09References
- huntr.dev — https://huntr.dev/bounties/2b1a9be9-45e9-490b-8de0-26a492e79795/
- kiwitcms.org — https://kiwitcms.org/blog/kiwi-tcms-team/2023/02/15/kiwi-tcms-120/
- github.com — https://github.com/kiwitcms/Kiwi/security/advisories/GHSA-7968-h4m4-ghm9
- github.com — https://github.com/kiwitcms/Kiwi/commit/0ed213fa0ddb7a6dc77e3c3b99e8fc90ccdaf46f
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