CVE-2023-6450 Denial of service in Lenovo App Store Application

Medium 5.5 Published 19 Jan 2024 Updated 21 Oct 2024

An attacker can exploit incorrect permissions in the Lenovo App Store to exhaust system resources, causing a denial of service.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Any signed-in user
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2023-6450?

CVE-2023-6450 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Lenovo App Store Application, published on 19 Jan 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An incorrect permissions vulnerability was reported in the Lenovo App Store app that could allow an attacker to use system resources, resulting in a denial of service.

Weakness: CWE-404, CWE-400

Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-6450?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Lenovo App Store.

How do I fix CVE-2023-6450?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-6450 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-2023-6450 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-6450 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-7325-gcx9-7xh4.