The required feature described as a wish
Description: CloudStack does not monitor or restrict API authentication attempts based on the source IP address. A single client can submit unlimited failed authentication attempts across any number of accounts without being identified or blocked.
Affected Components: Management API
Impact: An attacker operating from a single source address can systematically target multiple user accounts with repeated failed login attempts, deliberately triggering lockouts across all accounts, preventing legitimate users and administrators from accessing the platform.
Steps to Reproduce:
- Using a custom script or a brute-forcing tool (e.g.,
hydra), send a high volume of failed authentication attempts targeting multiple user accounts.
- Observe that the requests are processed without any source IP tracking, flagging, or blocking.
- Confirm that targeted accounts transition to a disabled state while the source IP remains unrestricted.
Recommended Remediation: Log all authentication attempts and source IPs to /var/log/cloudstack/management/auth.log so tools like Fail2Ban can automatically detect brute-force attacks and block malicious traffic (via iptables or nftables). For even faster protection, a system administrator can craft a custom script using inotify to trigger real-time blocks via network edge appliances, stopping attackers' traffic before they ever reach CloudStack.
The required feature described as a wish
Description: CloudStack does not monitor or restrict API authentication attempts based on the source IP address. A single client can submit unlimited failed authentication attempts across any number of accounts without being identified or blocked.
Affected Components: Management API
Impact: An attacker operating from a single source address can systematically target multiple user accounts with repeated failed login attempts, deliberately triggering lockouts across all accounts, preventing legitimate users and administrators from accessing the platform.
Steps to Reproduce:
hydra), send a high volume of failed authentication attempts targeting multiple user accounts.Recommended Remediation: Log all authentication attempts and source IPs to
/var/log/cloudstack/management/auth.logso tools like Fail2Ban can automatically detect brute-force attacks and block malicious traffic (viaiptablesornftables). For even faster protection, a system administrator can craft a custom script usinginotifyto trigger real-time blocks via network edge appliances, stopping attackers' traffic before they ever reach CloudStack.