CVE-2023-3173
Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in froxlor/froxlor
Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in GitHub repository froxlor/froxlor prior to 2.0.20.
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
CVE List Score used
Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in froxlor/froxlor
Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in GitHub repository froxlor/froxlor prior to 2.0.20.
- Record
CVE-2023-3173- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-307
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-1776
Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in GitHub repository froxlor/froxlor prior to 2.0.20.
- Record
EUVD-2023-1776- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-chw4-88xc-79w6
Froxlor vulnerable to Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts
Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in GitHub repository froxlor/froxlor prior to 2.0.20.
- Record
GHSA-chw4-88xc-79w6- 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-307
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in GitHub repository froxlor/froxlor prior to 2.0.20.
- Record
CVE-2023-3173- 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 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-307
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in froxlor/froxlor
Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in GitHub repository froxlor/froxlor prior to 2.0.20.
- Record
CVE-2023-3173- CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-307
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-chw4-88xc-79w6
Froxlor vulnerable to Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts
Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts in GitHub repository froxlor/froxlor prior to 2.0.20.
- Record
GHSA-chw4-88xc-79w6- 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-307
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
froxlor/froxlorPackagist |
before 2.0.20 | 2.0.20 |
froxlor/froxlorPackagist |
before 2.0.20, plus listed versions 0.10.00.10.0-rc10.10.0-rc20.10.10.10.10 Show 45 moreShow less0.10.110.10.120.10.130.10.140.10.150.10.160.10.170.10.180.10.190.10.20.10.200.10.210.10.220.10.230.10.23.10.10.240.10.250.10.260.10.270.10.280.10.290.10.29.10.10.30.10.300.10.310.10.320.10.330.10.340.10.34.10.10.350.10.35.10.10.360.10.370.10.380.10.38.10.10.38.20.10.38.30.10.40.10.50.10.60.10.70.10.80.10.92.0.02.0.1 |
2.0.20 |
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-2023-3173 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Froxlor, published June 9, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.12%, the 66th percentile. Fixed in froxlor/froxlor 2.0.20.
References
huntr.dev/bounties/4d715f76-950d-4251-8139-3dffea798f14
github.com/froxlor/froxlor/commit/464216072456efb35b4541c58e7016463dfbd9a6
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-3173
Left out here: 18 versions. The JSON record has them.