CVE-2023-2785 Specially crafted search query can cause large log entries in postgres
An attacker can cause a Denial of Service by submitting crafted search queries that generate excessively large PostgreSQL log entries.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-2785?
CVE-2023-2785 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Mattermost Mattermost, published on 16 Jun 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Mattermost fails to properly truncate the postgres error log message of a search query failure allowing an attacker to cause the creation of large log files which can result in Denial of Service
Weakness: CWE-400
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-2785?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mattermost Mattermost.
How do I fix CVE-2023-2785?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-2785 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-2023-2785 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-2785 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-8345-jr9c-vhph.