CVE-2024-8462 | Windmill 1.380.0 HTTP Request users.rs excessive authentication

A vulnerability was found in Windmill 1.380.0. It has been classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function of the file backend/windmill-api/src/users.rs of the component HTTP Request Handler. The manipulation leads to improper restriction of excessive authentication attempts.

This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-8462. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.