CVE-2022-37034 Denial of service in n/a
Attackers can exhaust Tomcat request threads by repeatedly requesting large file downloads via TempResource, causing 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-2022-37034?
CVE-2022-37034 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Dotcms Dotcms, published on 1 Feb 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In dotCMS 5.x-22.06, it is possible to call the TempResource multiple times, each time requesting the dotCMS server to download a large file. If done repeatedly, this will result in Tomcat request-thread exhaustion and ultimately a denial of any other requests.
Weakness: CWE-674
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-37034?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Dotcms Dotcms.
How do I fix CVE-2022-37034?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-37034 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-2022-37034 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-37034 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Dotcms Dotcms
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r3x5-r85c-grp5.