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Adserver CVE-2023-26756

HIGH
Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts (CWE-307)
2023-04-14 cve@mitre.org
7.5
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A07:2025 - Authentication Failures
ASVS 5.0
V6 - Authentication Brute-force prevention, rate limiting
Impact

CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction not required. Public proof-of-concept exploit code is available.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

This vulnerability can be exploited remotely over the network. Successful exploitation could compromise the high-severity affected system.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
No patch listed yet 1.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAI

The login page of Revive Adserver v5.4.1 is vulnerable to brute force attacks. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.

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Technical ContextAI · show details

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-307. The login page of Revive Adserver v5.4.1 is vulnerable to brute force attacks. NOTE: The vendor's position is that this is effectively mitigated by rate limits and password-quality features. Affected products include: Revive Adserver.

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 7.5 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

DescriptionNVD

The login page of Revive Adserver v5.4.1 is vulnerable to brute force attacks. NOTE: The vendor's position is that this is effectively mitigated by rate limits and password-quality features.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
1.2%
Top 37% exploitable
Exploit
POC
Public exploit code exists
Data Quality
2 sources
Confidence: Low

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC Yes
EPSS 1.2%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
Poc
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
Yes
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

59
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: +1
CVSS: +38
PoC: +20
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.

Affected Products (CPE)NVD

cpe:2.3:a:revive:adserver:5.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2026-44959 HIGH
8.8 Jun 23

Authenticated PHP code injection in Revive Adserver 6.0.6 and earlier allows a low-privileged user to smuggle an unexpec

CVE-2026-50741 HIGH
8.8 Jun 26

Remote code execution in Revive Adserver is reachable by authenticated low-privilege users who bypass the prior fix for

CVE-2026-34914 HIGH
8.3 Jun 23

Blind SQL injection in Revive Adserver 6.0.6 and earlier allows authenticated low-privileged users to inject arbitrary S

CVE-2026-34915 MEDIUM
6.1 Jun 23

Blind SQL injection in Revive Adserver 6.0.6 and earlier allows a low-privileged authenticated user to exfiltrate databa

CVE-2026-50745 MEDIUM
6.1 Jun 26

Reflected cross-site scripting in Revive Adserver's stats-video.php script allows remote attackers to inject arbitrary J

CVE-2026-44958 MEDIUM
5.4 Jun 23

Privilege escalation within Revive Adserver 6.0.6 and earlier allows authenticated advertiser-level users to activate or

CVE-2026-50743 MEDIUM
5.4 Jul 20

Cross-site request forgery in Revive Adserver 6.0.7 allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to manipulate ad zone conf

CVE-2026-50740 MEDIUM
5.4 Jun 26

Reflected XSS in Revive Adserver 6.0.7 and earlier allows a low-privileged user to inject unsanitized JavaScript via the

CVE-2026-50742 MEDIUM
5.4 Jun 26

Stored cross-site scripting in Revive Adserver 6.0.7 allows an authenticated low-privilege attacker to inject persistent

CVE-2026-34917 MEDIUM
4.3 Jun 23

Session context confusion in Revive Adserver allows a low-privileged web admin console user to reuse their session ID ag

CVE-2026-34913 MEDIUM
4.3 Jun 23

Improper access control in Revive Adserver 6.0.6 and earlier allows an authenticated low-privileged user to link their o

CVE-2026-44957 MEDIUM
4.3 Jun 23

Missing access control on XML-RPC API modify methods in Revive Adserver 6.0.6 and earlier permits authenticated low-priv

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