CVE-2014-8937 Denial of service in n/a
An attacker can cause a denial of service by triggering resource-intensive SVN update operations via the update API.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2014-8937?
CVE-2014-8937 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 1 Jun 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Lexiglot through 2014-11-20 allows denial of service because api/update.php launches svn update operations that use a great deal of resources.
Weakness: CWE-400
Which versions are affected by CVE-2014-8937?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Piwigo Lexiglot.
How do I fix CVE-2014-8937?
No fix has been published for CVE-2014-8937 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2014-8937 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2014-8937 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-qwm6-w26c-j5xh.