CVE-2024-50574 Denial of service in YouTrack

Medium 5.3 Published 28 Oct 2024 Updated 28 Oct 2024

Attackers can cause denial of service in JetBrains YouTrack via ReDoS in email header parsing within the Helpdesk functionality.

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-2024-50574?

CVE-2024-50574 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Jetbrains Youtrack, published on 28 Oct 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

In JetBrains YouTrack before 2024.3.47707 potential ReDoS exploit was possible via email header parsing in Helpdesk functionality

Weakness: CWE-1333

Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-50574?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Jetbrains Youtrack.

How do I fix CVE-2024-50574?

No fix has been published for CVE-2024-50574 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-2024-50574 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-50574 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

Also known as GHSA-4pm8-rxv6-frfv.