CVE-2022-2883 Denial of service in Octopus Server

High 7.5 Published Updated

Attackers can cause denial of service by uploading zipbomb files as tasks in Octopus Server.

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-2022-2883?

CVE-2022-2883 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Octopus Octopus Server, published on 22 Feb 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In affected versions of Octopus Deploy it is possible to upload a zipbomb file as a task which results in Denial of Service

Weakness: CWE-434

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-2883?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Octopus Octopus Server.

How do I fix CVE-2022-2883?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-2883 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-2022-2883 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-2883 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Octopus Octopus Server vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-x9cj-w6h9-jcrq.

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