CVE-2022-23889 Denial of service in n/a

Medium 5.3 Published Updated

Attackers can exploit a race condition in the comment function to create excessive comments, causing a 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-2022-23889?

CVE-2022-23889 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Jan 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

The comment function in YzmCMS v6.3 was discovered as being able to be operated concurrently, allowing attackers to create an unusually large number of comments.

Weakness: CWE-674

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-23889?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Yzmcms Yzmcms.

How do I fix CVE-2022-23889?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-23889 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-2022-23889 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-23889 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qrcq-hr7g-x7gm.

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