CVE-2023-6117 M-Files REST API allows Denial of Service
Attackers can cause server memory exhaustion and denial of service via obsolete REST API methods in M-Files Server.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-6117?
CVE-2023-6117 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in M-Files Server, published on 22 Nov 2023. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
A possibility of unwanted server memory consumption was detected through the obsolete functionalities in the Rest API methods of the M-Files server
before 23.11.13156.0 which allows attackers to execute DoS attacks.
Weakness: CWE-770
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-6117?
It affects 1 product.
Products include M-Files M-Files Server.
How do I fix CVE-2023-6117?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-6117 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-2023-6117 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6117 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-cccf-mjv6-phwq.