Major Description
| Account lockout is a mechanism used to stop non-valid users from guessing for the right password. It is also a protection against brute force attacks wherein an automated system can use common/dictionary passwords or even build passwords based on set of characters just to try to guess the valid one. |
| The application does not implement an account lockout mechanism, leaving it susceptible to brute force attacks. These login pages were susceptible to this condition. |
| It is possible for an attacker to use dictionary or brute force attacks and set it to attempt sending the requests on a particular amount of time to bypass the validation. Once a username has been correctly guessed, the attacker may then be able to gain access to the application. Since it is vulnerable to Form Auto Complete Active vulnerability (LINK) which makes the email addresses easier to guess, it will make brute force attack to more likely possible. |
| Enforce account lockout conditions to prevent intrusions and improve password requirements and complexities to avoid the chances of brute force and dictionary attacks from working. |
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Issue Links
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RANGER-3737 Usersync is broken due to NullPointerException
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