CVE-2022-24434 Denial of Service (DoS)
A malicious attacker can crash a Node.js service by sending a modified form, 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
- Available
What is CVE-2022-24434?
CVE-2022-24434 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in dicer, published on 20 May 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
This affects all versions of package dicer. A malicious attacker can send a modified form to server, and crash the nodejs service. An attacker could sent the payload again and again so that the service continuously crashes.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-24434?
4 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.webjars.npm:dicer and dicer. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
org.webjars.npm:dicer Maven | All versions to 0.3.0 | None |
org.webjars.npm:dicer Maven | All versions to 0.3.0 | None |
dicer npm | All versions to 0.3.1 | None |
dicer npm | All versions to 0.3.1 | None |
Products include Dicer Project Dicer.
How do I fix CVE-2022-24434?
Upgrade to a fixed version.
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-2022-24434 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-24434 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Public exploit code: 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Sources
Also known as CLSA-2026-1792488761, GHSA-wm7h-9275-46v2, MINI-c7pj-x9qg-xqf5, ROOT-APP-NPM-CVE-2022-24434.