CVE-2020-8571 Denial of service in StorageGRID (formerly StorageGRID Webscale)
An unauthenticated remote attacker can cause a Denial of Service in NetApp StorageGRID, requiring an upgrade to remediate.
- 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-2020-8571?
CVE-2020-8571 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Netapp Storagegrid, published on 13 Mar 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
StorageGRID (formerly StorageGRID Webscale) versions 10.0.0 through 11.3 prior to 11.2.0.8 and 11.3.0.4 are susceptible to a vulnerability which allows an unauthenticated remote attacker to cause a Denial of Service (DoS).
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-8571?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Netapp Storagegrid.
How do I fix CVE-2020-8571?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-8571 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-2020-8571 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-8571 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-8w4r-fjx3-hxx6.