vantage6 is a privacy preserving federated learning infrastructure for secure insight exchange. vantage6 does not inform the user of wrong username/password combination if the username actually exists
vantage6 is a privacy preserving federated learning infrastructure for secure insight exchange. vantage6 does not inform the user of wrong username/password combination if the username actually exists. This is an attempt to prevent bots from obtaining usernames. However, if a wrong password is entered a number of times, the user account is blocked temporarily. This issue has been fixed in version 3.8.0.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Python (PyPI) | vantage6 | >= 3.3.3, < 3.8.0 | 3.8.0 |
References
- https://github.com/vantage6/vantage6/security/advisories/GHSA-36gx-9q6h-g429
- https://github.com/vantage6/vantage6/issues/59
- https://github.com/vantage6/vantage6/commit/ab4381c35d24add06f75d5a8a284321f7a340bd2
- https://github.com/vantage6/vantage6/pull/281
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-39228
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/vantage6/PYSEC-2023-313.yaml
- https://github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/vantage6/PYSEC-2023-52.yaml
- https://github.com/vantage6/vantage6
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:L- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-203, CWE-204- Platform
- Python (PyPI)
- Package
vantage6- Disclosed
- 28.02.2023
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 13:19
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2023-313 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-36gx-9q6h-g429 - CC BY 4.0
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - PYSEC-2023-52 - PyPA Advisory Database; CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: vantage6
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Python (PyPI)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 20
- First → latest
- 02.2023 07.2026
- Without a fix
- 1
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- High 5
- Medium 9
- Low 6
Disclosures per year
- 2023: 7
- 2024: 7
- 2025: 1
- 2026: 5
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