CVE-2024-4056 Denial of service condition in M-Files Server
Unauthenticated attackers can cause denial of service in M-Files Server by consuming computing resources, 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-2024-4056?
CVE-2024-4056 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in M-Files Server, published on 26 Apr 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Denial of service condition in M-Files Server in versions before 24.4.13592.4 and after 23.11 (excluding 24.2 LTS) allows unauthenticated user to consume computing resources.
Weakness: CWE-1333
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-4056?
It affects 1 product.
Products include M-Files M-Files Server.
How do I fix CVE-2024-4056?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-4056 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-2024-4056 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-4056 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-2023-6912 Brute force vulnerability in M-Files user authentication
- CVE-2023-3405 Denial of service condition in M-Files Server
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5943-48f3-6wx5.