CVE-2023-25171
Denial of service vulnerability on Password reset page
Description
### Impact Previous versions of Kiwi TCMS do not impose rate limits which makes it easier to attempt denial-of-service attacks against the Password reset page. An attacker could potentially send a large number of emails if they know the email addresses of users in Kiwi TCMS. Additionally that may strain SMTP resources. ### Patches Users should upgrade to v12.0 or later. ### Workarounds Users may install and configure a rate-limiting proxy in front of Kiwi TCMS such as Nginx and/or configure rate limits on their email server when possible. ### References [Disclosed by Ahmed Rabeaa Mosaa](https://huntr.dev/bounties/3b712cb6-3fa3-4f71-8562-7a7016c6262e)
How to fix CVE-2023-25171
To remediate CVE-2023-25171, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 12.0 or later
Is CVE-2023-25171 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.8%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 12.0
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |