CVE-2013-2197

MEDIUM 4.3CVE-2013-2197 · Published 28/08/2013 · updated 16/06/2026

In short

CVE-2013-2197 is a MEDIUM (CVSS 4.3) vulnerability affecting login security (login security project).
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS): 1.3%, higher than 71.3% of all vulnerabilities.
No patched version is listed yet: follow the vendor's advisory in References.

Package	Affected versions	Patched versions
login security login_security_project	`= 6.x-1.0= 6.x-1.1= 6.x-1.2= 6.x-1.3= 6.x-1.x= 7.x-1.0= 7.x-1.1= 7.x-1.2= 7.x-1.x`	No fix yet

Description

The Login Security module 6.x-1.x before 6.x-1.3 and 7.x-1.x before 7.x-1.3 for Drupal, when using the login delay option, allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (CPU consumption) via a large number of failed login attempts.

References

openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2013/06/20/3
drupal.org/node/2023503 · Patch
drupal.org/node/2023507 · Patch
drupal.org/node/2023585 · Vendor Advisory

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