Implement account lockout, delay, and failed attempt tracking on anonymous login to prevent brute-force attacks.

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Summary

• The Vulnerability Description:
  The anonymous login function allowed unlimited failed login attempts without tracking, delay, or account lockout, potentially enabling brute-force attacks on user accounts.

• This Fix:
  The patch introduces logic to track failed login attempts per user, enforce delays between attempts after exceeding a threshold, and lock accounts temporarily after too many failures, blocking further access for 15 minutes.

• The Cause of the Issue:
  The original implementation did not record failed logins, enforce any throttling, or lock accounts after excessive failed attempts, violating secure authentication best practices.

• The Patch Implementation:
  The patch adds an in-memory store to track failed attempts and timestamps, establishes a maximum of 5 failed logins before locking, and responds with HTTP 429 (“Too many login attempts”) if the threshold is exceeded within a 15-minute window.

Vulnerability Details

• Vulnerability Class: Natural Language Rule Violation
• Severity: 6.9
• Affected File: data/static/codefixes/loginAdminChallenge_3.ts
• Vulnerable Lines: 16-38

Code Snippets

diff --git a/data/static/codefixes/loginAdminChallenge_3.ts b/data/static/codefixes/loginAdminChallenge_3.ts
index 8192d5481..a1282032e 100644
--- a/data/static/codefixes/loginAdminChallenge_3.ts
+++ b/data/static/codefixes/loginAdminChallenge_3.ts
@@ -1,4 +1,7 @@
-import {BasketModel} from "../../../models/basket";
+import {BasketModel}from "../../../models/basket";
+const MAX_FAILED_ATTEMPTS = 5
+const LOCK_TIME = 15 * 60 * 1000 // 15 minutes
+const loginFailures: Record<string, { count: number, firstFailureTime: number }> = {}
 
 module.exports = function login () {
   function afterLogin (user: { data: User, bid: number }, res: Response, next: NextFunction) {
@@ -14,6 +17,14 @@ module.exports = function login () {
   }
 
   return (req: Request, res: Response, next: NextFunction) => {
+    const email = req.body.email
+    const failure = loginFailures[email]
+    if (failure && failure.count >= MAX_FAILED_ATTEMPTS && Date.now() - failure.firstFailureTime < LOCK_TIME) {
+      return res.status(429).send(res.__('Too many login attempts. Please try again later.'))
+    }
+    if (failure && Date.now() - failure.firstFailureTime >= LOCK_TIME) {
+      delete loginFailures[email]
+    }
     models.sequelize.query(`SELECT * FROM Users WHERE email = $1 AND password = $2 AND deletedAt IS NULL`,
       { bind: [ req.body.email, req.body.password ], model: models.User, plain: true })
       .then((authenticatedUser) => {
@@ -31,9 +42,18 @@ module.exports = function login () {
         } else if (user.data?.id) {
           afterLogin(user, res, next)
         } else {
+          const now = Date.now()
+          if (!loginFailures[email] || now - loginFailures[email].firstFailureTime >= LOCK_TIME) {
+            loginFailures[email] = { count: 1, firstFailureTime: now }
+          } else {
+            loginFailures[email].count += 1
+          }
+          if (loginFailures[email].count >= MAX_FAILED_ATTEMPTS) {
+            return res.status(429).send(res.__('Too many login attempts. Please try again later.'))
+          }
           res.status(401).send(res.__('Invalid email or password.'))
         }
       }).catch((error: Error) => {
         next(error)
       })
-  }
\ No newline at end of file
+  }

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