CVE-2023-3405 Denial of service condition in M-Files Server
An anonymous user can cause a denial of service in M-Files Server due to an unchecked parameter value, requiring an upgrade to mitigate.
- 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-2023-3405?
CVE-2023-3405 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in M-Files Server, published on 27 Jun 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Unchecked parameter value in M-Files Server in versions before 23.6.12695.3 (excluding 23.2 SR2 and newer) allows anonymous user to cause denial of service
Weakness: CWE-248
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-3405?
It affects 1 product.
Products include M-Files M-Files Server.
How do I fix CVE-2023-3405?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-3405 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-2023-3405 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-3405 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in M-Files Server
- CVE-2024-10127 Support for authentication bypass condition in M-Files LDAP authentication
- CVE-2025-5964 Path traversal in M-Files API
- CVE-2024-6789 Path traversal in M-Files API
- CVE-2024-4056 Denial of service condition in M-Files Server
- CVE-2023-6912 Brute force vulnerability in M-Files user authentication
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g4w4-pwm7-7rv4.