CVE-2019-15929
Craft CMS possibility of brute force attempts
In Craft CMS through 3.1.7, the elevated session password prompt was not being rate limited like normal login forms, leading to the possibility of a brute force attempt on them.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
9.8
In Craft CMS through 3.1.7, the elevated session password prompt was not being rate limited like normal login forms, leading to the possibility of a brute force attempt on them.
- Record
CVE-2019-15929- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-640
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
In Craft CMS through 3.1.7, the elevated session password prompt was not being rate limited like normal login forms, leading to the possibility of a brute force attempt on them.
- Record
CVE-2019-15929- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-5648 No score
In Craft CMS through 3.1.7, the elevated session password prompt was not being rate limited like normal login forms, leading to the possibility of a brute force attempt on them.
- Record
EUVD-2022-5648- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wvr4-w6cw-4px8
9.8
Craft CMS possibility of brute force attempts
In Craft CMS before 3.1.7, the elevated session password prompt was not being rate limited like normal login forms, leading to the possibility of a brute force attempt on them.
- Record
GHSA-wvr4-w6cw-4px8- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-640
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
9.8
In Craft CMS through 3.1.7, the elevated session password prompt was not being rate limited like normal login forms, leading to the possibility of a brute force attempt on them.
- Record
CVE-2019-15929- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-wvr4-w6cw-4px8
9.8
Craft CMS possibility of brute force attempts
In Craft CMS before 3.1.7, the elevated session password prompt was not being rate limited like normal login forms, leading to the possibility of a brute force attempt on them.
- Record
GHSA-wvr4-w6cw-4px8- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-640
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
craftcms/cmsPackagist |
before 3.1.7 | 3.1.7 |
craftcms/cmsPackagist |
before 3.1.7, plus listed versions 1.0.26.11.2.0-alpha.23101.2.0-alpha.23121.2.0-alpha.23161.2.0-alpha.2318 Show 45 moreShow less1.2.0-alpha.23191.2.0-alpha.23221.2.0-alpha.23231.2.0-alpha.23241.2.0-alpha.23281.2.0-alpha.23291.2.0-alpha.23321.2.23331.2.23351.2.23361.2.23371.2.23391.2.23581.2.23631.2.23671.2.23711.2.23751.2.23871.2.23921.2.23961.2.23991.3.0-alpha.23611.3.0-alpha.23661.3.0-alpha.23721.3.0-alpha.23741.3.0-alpha.23771.3.0-alpha.23781.3.0-alpha.23801.3.0-alpha.23881.3.0-alpha.23941.3.0-alpha.23971.3.0-alpha.24011.3.0-alpha.24021.3.0-alpha.24051.3.0-alpha.24641.3.24091.3.24101.3.24151.3.24161.3.24181.3.24191.3.24201.3.24221.3.24561.3.2459 |
3.1.7 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-15929 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Craftcms Craft Cms, published October 24, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.75%, the 78th percentile. Fixed in craftcms/cms 3.1.7.
References
Left out here: 428 versions. The JSON record has them.