CVE-2020-6937 Denial of service in MuleSoft Mule CE/EE

High 7.5 Published Updated

Remote attackers can cause resource exhaustion in MuleSoft integration platform, leading to service disruption.

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-2020-6937?

CVE-2020-6937 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in MuleSoft Mule CE/EE, published on 29 May 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A Denial of Service vulnerability in MuleSoft Mule CE/EE 3.8.x, 3.9.x, and 4.x released before April 7, 2020, could allow remote attackers to submit data which can lead to resource exhaustion.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-6937?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Mulesoft Mule Runtime.

How do I fix CVE-2020-6937?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-6937 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-2020-6937 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-6937 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-5wpj-3hpx-gvfq.

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