GHSA-8v6m-7f5v-hhx6

Silverstripe Brute force bypass on default admin

9.1 CriticalFix available

Default Administrator accounts were not subject to the same brute force protection afforded to other Member accounts. Failed login counts were not logged for default admins resulting in unlimited attempts on the default admin username and password.

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: None

What each source reports

GitHub Advisories Score used9.1

Silverstripe Brute force bypass on default admin

Record: GHSA-8v6m-7f5v-hhx6
CVSS 3.1: 9.1 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weakness: CWE-307
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV9.1

Silverstripe Brute force bypass on default admin

Record: GHSA-8v6m-7f5v-hhx6
CVSS 3.1: 9.1 CriticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weakness: CWE-307
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`silverstripe/framework` Packagist	3.1.18 up to 3.1.19	3.1.19
`silverstripe/framework` Packagist	3.2.3 up to 3.2.4	3.2.4
`silverstripe/framework` Packagist	3.3.1 up to 3.3.2	3.3.2
`silverstripe/framework` Packagist	3.1.18 up to 3.1.19, plus listed versions 3.1.19-rc1	3.1.19
`silverstripe/framework` Packagist	3.2.3 up to 3.2.4, plus listed versions 3.2.4-rc1	3.2.4
`silverstripe/framework` Packagist	3.3.1 up to 3.3.2, plus listed versions 3.3.2-rc1	3.3.2

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	GitHub Advisories, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

GHSA-8v6m-7f5v-hhx6 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.1) in silverstripe/framework, published May 23, 2024. No source lists public exploit code. Fixed in silverstripe/framework 3.1.19.