CVE-2025-52576
What it is
Kanboard is project management software that focuses on the Kanban methodology. Prior to version 1.2.46, Kanboard is vulnerable to username enumeration and IP spoofing-based brute-force protection bypass. By analyzing login behavior and abusing trusted HTTP headers, an attacker can determine valid usernames and circumvent rate-limiting or blocking mechanisms. Any organization running a publicly accessible Kanboard instance is affected, especially if relying on IP-based protections like Fail2Ban or CAPTCHA for login rate-limiting. Attackers with access to the login page can exploit this flaw to enumerate valid usernames and bypass IP-based blocking mechanisms, putting all user accounts at higher risk of brute-force or credential stuffing attacks. Version 1.2.46 contains a patch for the issue.
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. Limited direct impact.
- Exploit odds
- 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.4% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 5.3 MEDIUM (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.4% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-203
- Record status
- Analyzed
Affected
- Kanboard < 1.2.46
Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 5.3
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Raw vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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Fix and advisories
- https://github.com/kanboard/kanboard/commit/3079623640dc39f9c7b0c840d2a79095331051f1
- https://github.com/kanboard/kanboard/security/advisories/GHSA-qw57-7cx6-wvp7
- https://github.com/kanboard/kanboard/security/advisories/GHSA-qw57-7cx6-wvp7
References
- https://github.com/kanboard/kanboard/blob/cbb7e60fb595ff4572bb8801b275a0b451c4bda0/app/Model/UserLockingModel.php#L101-L104
- https://github.com/kanboard/kanboard/blob/cbb7e60fb595ff4572bb8801b275a0b451c4bda0/app/Subscriber/AuthSubscriber.php#L96-L108
- https://github.com/kanboard/kanboard/commit/3079623640dc39f9c7b0c840d2a79095331051f1
- https://github.com/kanboard/kanboard/security/advisories/GHSA-qw57-7cx6-wvp7
- https://github.com/kanboard/kanboard/security/advisories/GHSA-qw57-7cx6-wvp7