CVE-2022-4723 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in ikus060/rdiffweb

Medium 6.3 Published Updated

Attackers can cause denial of service in rdiffweb by exhausting resources due to missing limits.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
An administrator
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2022-4723?

CVE-2022-4723 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in ikus060/rdiffweb, published on 23 Dec 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitHub repository ikus060/rdiffweb prior to 2.5.5.

Weakness: CWE-770

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-4723?

3 open source packages ship an affected version, including rdiffweb. It affects 1 product.

PackageAffectedFixed in
rdiffweb PyPIAll versions2.5.5
rdiffweb PyPIAll versions2.5.5
rdiffweb PyPIAll versions2.5.5

Products include Ikus-Soft Rdiffweb.

How do I fix CVE-2022-4723?

Upgrade rdiffweb to 2.5.5 or later.

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-2022-4723 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2022-4723 exists.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7q4r-x5qg-mmcp, PYSEC-2022-43009.

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