# 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.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 3 Jul 2024
- **Updated:** 1 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-xxqj-x2pv-x5jj

## 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.

Weakness: CWE-770 (Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling), CWE-400 (Uncontrolled Resource Consumption)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-6427?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## 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

- [CVE-2024-6424](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6424/): Server-Side Request Forgery vulnerability in MESbook (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2024-6425](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6425/): Incorrect Provision of Specified Functionality vulnerability in MESbook (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2024-6426](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6426/): Information exposure vulnerability vulnerability in MESbook (high 8.1)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2024-6427 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-6427 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: MESbook. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6427/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6427/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-6427
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-6427
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-6427

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-6427/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.