Low severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 20, 2024· Updated Aug 2, 2024
Umbraco possible user enumeration vulnerability
CVE-2024-28868
Description
Umbraco is an ASP.NET content management system. Umbraco 10 prior to 10.8.4 with access to the native login screen is vulnerable to a possible user enumeration attack. This issue was fixed in version 10.8.5. As a workaround, one may disable the native login screen by exclusively using external logins.
Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
UmbracoCMSNuGet | >= 10.0.0, < 10.8.5 | 10.8.5 |
Affected products
1- Range: >= 10.0.0, < 10.8.5
Patches
17e1d1a196800Merge pull request from GHSA-552f-97wf-pmpq
1 file changed · +4 −4
src/Umbraco.Infrastructure/Security/UmbracoUserManager.cs+4 −4 modified@@ -134,8 +134,8 @@ public async Task<IdentityResult> ValidatePasswordAsync(string? password) /// <inheritdoc /> public override async Task<bool> CheckPasswordAsync(TUser user, string? password) { - // we cannot proceed if the user passed in does not have an identity - if (user.HasIdentity == false) + // we cannot proceed if the user passed in does not have an identity, or if no password is provided. + if (user.HasIdentity == false || password is null) { return false; } @@ -252,7 +252,7 @@ public override async Task<IdentityResult> AccessFailedAsync(TUser user) public async Task<bool> ValidateCredentialsAsync(string username, string password) { TUser user = await FindByNameAsync(username); - + if (user == null) { return false; @@ -263,7 +263,7 @@ public async Task<bool> ValidateCredentialsAsync(string username, string passwor throw new NotSupportedException("The current user store does not implement " + typeof(IUserPasswordStore<>)); } - + var result = await VerifyPasswordAsync(userPasswordStore, user, password); return result == PasswordVerificationResult.Success || result == PasswordVerificationResult.SuccessRehashNeeded;
Vulnerability mechanics
Generated by null/stub on May 9, 2026. Inputs: CWE entries + fix-commit diffs from this CVE's patches. Citations validated against bundle.
References
4- github.com/advisories/GHSA-552f-97wf-pmpqghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-28868ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/umbraco/Umbraco-CMS/commit/7e1d1a1968000226cd882fff078b122b8d46c44dghsax_refsource_MISCWEB
- github.com/umbraco/Umbraco-CMS/security/advisories/GHSA-552f-97wf-pmpqghsax_refsource_CONFIRMWEB
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