cve/2023/CVE-2023-40834.md

### [CVE-2023-40834](https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-40834)
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### Description

OpenCart CMS v4.0.2.2 was discovered to lack a protective mechanism on its login page against excessive login attempts, allowing unauthenticated attackers to gain access to the application via a brute force attack to the password parameter.

### POC

#### Reference
- https://packetstormsecurity.com/files/174525/OpenCart-CMS-4.0.2.2-Brute-Force.html

#### Github
- https://github.com/fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds