High

Security feature bypass vulnerability exists in ASP.NET when the number of incorrect login attempts is not validated

  • Disclosed: 16.10.2018
  • Updated: 11.10.2026 11:22

A Security Feature Bypass vulnerability exists in ASP.NET when the number of incorrect login attempts is not validated, aka "ASP.NET Security Feature Bypass Vulnerability." This affects ASP.NET, ASP.NET Core 1.1, ASP.NET Core 1.0, ASP.NET Core 2.0, ASP.NET MVC 5.2.

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PlatformPackageVulnerable versionsFixed in
.NET (NuGet) Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity >= 1.0.0, < 1.0.6, >= 1.1.0, < 1.1.6, >= 2.0.0, < 2.0.4, >= 2.1.0, < 2.1.2 1.0.6, 1.1.6, 2.0.4, 2.1.2

References

CVSS score 7.5/10
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness (CWE)
CWE-287
Platform
.NET (NuGet)
Package
Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity
Disclosed
16.10.2018
Updated
11.10.2026 11:22

Sources and licenses

OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-vhvh-528q-ff3p - CC BY 4.0

Vulnerability history: Microsoft.AspNetCore.Identity

All published vulnerabilities of this package (.NET (NuGet)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.

Total entries
3
First → latest
10.2018 03.2025
Without a fix
0
Exploited in attacks
0

Severity breakdown

  • High 3

Disclosures per year

  1. 2018: 1
  2. 2019: 0
  3. 2020: 0
  4. 2021: 0
  5. 2022: 0
  6. 2023: 1
  7. 2024: 0
  8. 2025: 1
  9. 2026: 0
  1. Security feature bypass vulnerability exists in ASP.NET when the number of incorrect login attempts is not validated this entry
    High · 7.5 CVE-2018-8171 >= 1.0.0, < 1.0.6, >= 1.1.0, < 1.1.6, >= 2.0.0, < 2.0.4, >= 2.1.0, < 2.1.2 1.0.6, 1.1.6, 2.0.4, 2.1.2

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