CVE-2024-6427 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in MESbook
An unauthenticated remote attacker can cause resource exhaustion and disable the MESbook application by injecting a payload into the message parameter.
- 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-2024-6427?
CVE-2024-6427 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in MESbook, published on 3 Jul 2024. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in MESbook 20221021.03 version. An unauthenticated remote attacker can use the "message" parameter to inject a payload with dangerous JavaScript code, causing the application to loop requests on itself, which could lead to resource consumption and disable the application.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-6427?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Mesbook Mesbook.
How do I fix CVE-2024-6427?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-6427 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-2024-6427 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-6427 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in MESbook
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xxqj-x2pv-x5jj.