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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2021-33563

Koel before 5.1.4 lacks login throttling, lacks a password strength policy, and shows whether a failed login attempt had a valid username. This might make brute-force attacks easier.

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CVE-2021-33563
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31 Oct 2026, 11:49 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2021-33563

core-osv · Original source

Published 24 May 2021, 23:15 UTC

Koel before 5.1.4 lacks login throttling, lacks a password strength policy, and shows whether a failed login attempt had a valid username. This might make brute-force attacks easier.

osv:CVE-2021-33563
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2021-33563",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2021-33563",
    "summary": "Koel before 5.1.4 lacks login throttling, lacks a password strength policy, and shows whether a failed login attempt had a valid username. This might make brute-force attacks easier.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2021-33563",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
    "structured": {
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      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2021-33563",
        "GHSA-r37h-j483-cjjm"
      ],
      "metrics": [
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          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
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              "type": "GIT",
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                },
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            "v2.0.1",
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          ],
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          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:54:47.311793784Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://github.com/koel/koel/releases/tag/v5.1.4",
        "https://huntr.dev/bounties/1-other-koel/koel/"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
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    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 386134,
  "published_at": "2021-05-24T23:15:08.82+00:00"
}