CVE-2023-39219 Admin Console Denial of Service via Java class enumeration

High 7.5 Published Updated

Attackers can cause the PingFederate Admin Console to become unresponsive by sending crafted Java class loading enumeration requests.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2023-39219?

CVE-2023-39219 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in PingFederate, published on 25 Oct 2023. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

PingFederate Administrative Console dependency contains a weakness where console becomes unresponsive with crafted Java class loading enumeration requests

Weakness: CWE-400

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-39219?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Pingidentity Pingfederate.

How do I fix CVE-2023-39219?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-39219 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-2023-39219 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-39219 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-962v-m5vf-4cv6.

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