Rate Limiting Bypass in express-brute
All versions of express-brute are vulnerable to Rate Limiting Bypass. Concurrent requests may lead to race conditions that cause the package to incorrectly count requests. This may allow an attacker to bypass the rate limiting provided by the package and execute requests without limiting.
Recommendation
No fix is currently available. Consider using an alternative module until a fix is made available.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm package | express-brute | <= 1.0.1 | no fix |
References
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-77- Platform
- npm
- Package
express-brute- Disclosed
- 07.06.2019
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-984p-xq9m-4rjw - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: express-brute
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