CVE-2018-8171

HighCVSS 7.5/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

Description

A Security Feature Bypass vulnerability exists in ASP.NET when the number of incorrect login attempts is not validated, aka "ASP.NET Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability." This affects ASP.NET, ASP.NET Core 1.1, ASP.NET Core 1.0, ASP.NET Core 2.0, ASP.NET MVC 5.2.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 7.5/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-287

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Microsoft	ASP.NET	Web Pages 3.2.3 on Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 Update 5; Web Pages 3.2.3 on Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Update 3
Microsoft	ASP.NET Core	1.0; 1.1; 2.0
Microsoft	ASP.NET MVC 5.2	Microsoft Visual Studio 2013 Update 5; Microsoft Visual Studio 2015 Update 3

References

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104659Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041267Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8171Patch, Vendor Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/104659Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1041267Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://portal.msrc.microsoft.com/en-US/security-guidance/advisory/CVE-2018-8171Patch, Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Jul 11, 2018
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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