ghsa-7fgc-89cx-w8j5
Vulnerability from github
Published
2023-12-13 23:08
Modified
2023-12-13 23:08
Severity ?
4.5 (Medium) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Summary
Out of memory error when submitting the dataset form with a specially-crafted field
Details

Impact

When submitting a POST request to the /dataset/new endpoint (including either the auth cookie or the Authorization header) with a specially-crafted field, an attacker can create an out-of-memory error in the hosting server.

To trigger this error the user needs to have permissions to create or edit datasets.

Patches

This vulnerability has been patched in CKAN 2.10.3 and 2.9.10

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          "events": [
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              "introduced": "2.0"
            },
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              "fixed": "2.9.10"
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        "ecosystem": "PyPI",
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      },
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  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2023-50248"
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    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-130"
    ],
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    "github_reviewed_at": "2023-12-13T23:08:35Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2023-12-13T21:15:08Z",
    "severity": "MODERATE"
  },
  "details": "### Impact\n\nWhen submitting a POST request to the `/dataset/new` endpoint (including either the auth cookie or the `Authorization` header) with a specially-crafted field, an attacker can create an out-of-memory error in the hosting server.\n\nTo trigger this error the user needs to have permissions to create or edit datasets.\n\n### Patches\n\nThis vulnerability has been patched in CKAN 2.10.3 and 2.9.10",
  "id": "GHSA-7fgc-89cx-w8j5",
  "modified": "2023-12-13T23:08:35Z",
  "published": "2023-12-13T23:08:35Z",
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/ckan/ckan/security/advisories/GHSA-7fgc-89cx-w8j5"
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      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-50248"
    },
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      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://github.com/ckan/ckan/commit/bd02018b65c5b81d7ede195d00d0fcbac3aa33be"
    },
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      "type": "PACKAGE",
      "url": "https://github.com/ckan/ckan"
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      "type": "CVSS_V3"
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  "summary": "Out of memory error when submitting the dataset form with a specially-crafted field"
}


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