Fides has a Lack of Brute-Force Protections on Authentication Endpoints

Exploitation

No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.

CVSS 4.0

2.3 · CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N · score source

EPSS

• CVE-2025-57815: 0.29% estimated exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 22.19 (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-03). This is a model estimate, not proof of exploitation or customer exposure.

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Summary The Fides Admin UI login endpoint relies on a general IP-based rate limit for all API traffic and lacks specific anti-automation controls designed to protect against brute-force attacks. This could allow attackers to conduct credential testing attacks, such as credential stuffing or password spraying, which poses a risk to accounts with weak or previously compromised passwords. Details Fides uses a configurable, system-wide rate limit to control traffic from any single IP address. Because this single limit must be set high enough to accommodate endpoints that receive a large volume of legitimate traffic, it offers only weak protection for the login endpoint. The system is not equipped with more advanced protections tailored specifically for authentication Impact Although password complexity requirements and the global rate limit make a traditional brute-force attack against a single account difficult, the lack of authentication-specific protections exposes Fides to more…

Published by the source

8 Sep 2025, 20:45 UTC

Last modified by the source

10 Sep 2026, 03:50 UTC

Source last checked

26 Oct 2026, 13:35 UTC

1. Revision 3 · amended · 26 Oct 2026

   Amended from ghsa record GHSA-7q62-r88r-j5gw

2. Revision 2 · amended · 25 Oct 2026

   Reviewed OSV alias/range/CVSS4 correction; package source scopes and original publication preserved. No customer finding resolved.

3. Revision 1 · created · 24 Oct 2026

   Published from osv record GHSA-7q62-r88r-j5gw

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# Patch Next advisory brief: CVE-2025-57815

Advisory: Fides has a Lack of Brute-Force Protections on Authentication Endpoints
IDs: CVE-2025-57815, GHSA-7q62-r88r-j5gw
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/cve-2025-57815 (revision 3, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 13:35 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: Low (CVSS 2.3)
Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV.
Vendor response: Vendor fix available; fixed versions by package: ethyca-fides 2.69.1. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- PyPI ethyca-fides: affected < 2.69.1; fixed in 2.69.1

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- `python -m pip show ethyca-fides`: prints the installed version. Run with the environment that serves production active.

## Supported action
Upgrade each affected component to a fixed version on its release line. For a transitive dependency, upgrade the parent package or add an override or constraint, then regenerate the lockfile. Redeploy every environment that ran an affected version.

## Required regression checks
- Run the test suite and a production build.
- Exercise the features that depend on ethyca-fides.
- Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed.

## Rollback considerations
- Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward.

## Unresolved questions
- Which deployments run an affected version?
- Exploitation status can change. Check again before lowering the priority.
- Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production.

## Sources
- Verified: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-7q62-r88r-j5gw (OSV record GHSA-7q62-r88r-j5gw lists affected ranges: PyPI ethyca-fides >=0 <2.69.1 (fixed))
- Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-7q62-r88r-j5gw (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-7q62-r88r-j5gw lists affected ranges: PyPI ethyca-fides >=0 <2.69.1)

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