CVE-2019-4393 Denial of service in HCL AppScan Standard Edition
HCL AppScan Standard is vulnerable to excessive authorization attempts, potentially leading to denial of service.
- 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-2019-4393?
CVE-2019-4393 is a critical denial of service vulnerability in HCL AppScan Standard Edition, published on 7 Apr 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
HCL AppScan Standard is vulnerable to excessive authorization attempts
Weakness: CWE-307
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-4393?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hcltech Appscan.
How do I fix CVE-2019-4393?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-4393 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-2019-4393 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-4393 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in HCL AppScan Standard Edition
- CVE-2019-4392 Hardcoded credentials in HCL AppScan Standard Edition
- CVE-2019-4391 XML external entity in HCL AppScan Standard Edition
- CVE-2019-4326 Security feature bypass in "HCL AppScan Enterprise "
- CVE-2019-4327 Hardcoded credentials in "HCL AppScan Enterprise Edition"
- CVE-2019-4324 Cross-site scripting in "HCL AppScan Enterprise"
Sources
Also known as GHSA-pm6h-8m3h-rxww.