CVE-2023-4138 : Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitHub repository ikus06

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitHub repository ikus060/rdiffweb prior to 2.8.0.

Published 2023-08-03 15:15:37

Updated 2023-08-08 19:39:06

Source huntr.dev

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Products affected by CVE-2023-4138

Ikus-soft » Rdiffweb
Versions before (<) 2.8.0
cpe:2.3:a:ikus-soft:rdiffweb:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Matching versions

EPSS FAQ

0.08%

Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History

~ 33 %

Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

Base Score	Base Severity	CVSS Vector	Exploitability Score	Impact Score	Score Source
4.2	MEDIUM	CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L	0.8	3.4	huntr.dev
Attack Vector: Local Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: High User Interaction: None Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: Low Integrity: Low Availability: Low
6.5	MEDIUM	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L	3.9	2.5	NIST
Attack Vector: Network Attack Complexity: Low Privileges Required: None User Interaction: None Scope: Unchanged Confidentiality: None Integrity: Low Availability: Low

CWE-770 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

The product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor.

Assigned by: security@huntr.dev (Primary)

https://huntr.dev/bounties/1b1fa915-d588-4bb1-9e82-6a6be79befed

No rate limit on send report functionality results in an email spam vulnerability found in rdiffweb
Exploit;Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/ikus060/rdiffweb/commit/feef0d7b11d86aed29bf98c21526088117964d85

Merge branch 'patrik-ratelimit-send-report' into 'master' · ikus060/rdiffweb@feef0d7 · GitHub
Patch

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