CVE-2020-13128 Denial of service in n/a
An attacker can cause a denial of service by sending requests with a delay parameter that forces server threads to sleep.
- 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-2020-13128?
CVE-2020-13128 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 May 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in Manolo GWTUpload 1.0.3. server/UploadServlet.java (the servlet for handling file upload) accepts a delay parameter that causes a thread to sleep. It can be abused to cause all of a server's threads to sleep, leading to denial of service.
Weakness: CWE-434
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-13128?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gwtupload Project Gwtupload.
How do I fix CVE-2020-13128?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-13128 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-2020-13128 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-13128 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-p459-78qc-42gg.