CVE-2023-50248
Out of memory error when submitting the dataset form with a specially-crafted field
4.5
MEDIUM
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.18%
Description
### 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
How to fix CVE-2023-50248
To remediate CVE-2023-50248, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 2.9.10 or later
Is CVE-2023-50248 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- >= 2.0, < 2.9.10
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM4.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |