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high 7.5

CVE-2026-68933 json

Chartbrew: Unauthenticated Brute Force of Password-Protected Dashboards Due to Missing Rate Limit and Plaintext Password Storage

published last mo. modified 2d ago also EUVD-2026-118508 , GHSA-crwc-vx5f-mh8x

Unreviewed: the maintainers' own advisory

Published by the maintainers on their GitHub repository chartbrew/chartbrew. GitHub has not reviewed it into the GitHub Advisory Database, so the affected packages and versions are the maintainers' word. Read the full advisory on GitHub.

cvss
7.5
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
0.2%
EPSS 0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 8%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

Chartbrew is an open-source web application that can connect directly to databases and APIs and use the data to create charts. Prior to 5.2.3, public dashboard passwords were stored in plaintext, accepted through a URL query parameter, and checked without effective attempt throttling. The vulnerable surface is public password-protected dashboard storage and validation routes. An unauthenticated attacker targets a public password-protected dashboard and repeatedly submits candidate passwords or obtains password-bearing server or proxy logs. Unlimited online guesses enable brute force, while cleartext storage and URL transport expose the secret in application storage and server or proxy access logs. The target must be a public dashboard with password protection enabled. Even failed attempts reveal chart count and configuration without the password; a recovered password grants access to the protected dashboard and its chart data. This vulnerability is fixed in 5.2.3.

Patch / fix

  • depomo chartbrew 5.2.3

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
Proof of concept is public
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
partial
Assessed
2d ago

Exploit prediction

0.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 8% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).

Exploits and checks

  • github.com https://github.com/chartbrew/chartbrew/security/advisories/GHSA-crwc-vx5f-mh8x referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Affected products

  • chartbrew chartbrew

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-307 Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts
  • CWE-312 Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

References

Sources

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The maintainers of chartbrew/chartbrew published their own advisory on GitHub. Reviewed sources take precedence over it.

CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Added CPE configurations because not yet analyzed by NVD.