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Vulnerability · CVE-2019-15929

In Craft CMS through 3.1.7, the elevated session password prompt was not being rate limited like normal login forms, leading to the possibility of a brute force attempt on them.

Published Oct 24, 2019 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · craft cms

Last checked Nov 5, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2019-15929. EPSS is 1.75%. Act only if a listed version of craft cms is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
Critical9.8
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
1.75%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
cpe craftcms/craft cms

In Craft CMS through 3.1.7, the elevated session password prompt was not being rate limited like normal login forms, leading to the possibility of a brute force attempt on them.

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • cpe craftcms/craft cms<= 3.1.7

How to fix CVE-2019-15929

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2019-15929. EPSS is 1.75%. Act only if a listed version of craft cms is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with craftcms/craft cms <= 3.1.7. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-640: Weak Password Recovery Mechanism for Forgotten Password. EPSS 1.75%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Technology hubs

Craft CMS security

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Oct 24, 2019 · Monitored products — high

    Detected

    In Craft CMS through 3.1.7, the elevated session password prompt was not being rate limited like normal login forms, leading to the possibility of a brute force attempt on them.

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · Monitored products — high

    Updated

    In Craft CMS through 3.1.7, the elevated session password prompt was not being rate limited like normal login forms, leading to the possibility of a brute force attempt on them.

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2019-15929

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • Monitored products — highVendor advisoryCVE-2019-15929

    In Craft CMS through 3.1.7, the elevated session password prompt was not being rate limited like normal login forms, leading to the possibility of a brute force attempt on them.

    nvd.nist.gov
  • Packet Storm SecurityCited referencehttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155012/Craft-CMS-Rate-Limiting-Brute-Force.html

    Packet Storm link already published on the finding.

    packetstormsecurity.com

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 4, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • Packet Storm SecurityNov 5, 2026
  • CVE.orgNov 4, 2026
  • Monitored products — highNov 4, 2026