GHSA-2mvq-xp48-4c77 Denial of Service in subtext
Attackers can cause Denial of Service by sending large chunked payloads that bypass maxBytes limits, exhausting system resources.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is GHSA-2mvq-xp48-4c77?
GHSA-2mvq-xp48-4c77 is a denial of service vulnerability in subtext, published on 3 Sep 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
All versions of subtext are vulnerable to Denial of Service (DoS). The package fails to enforce the maxBytes configuration for payloads with chunked encoding that are written to the file system. This allows attackers to send requests with arbitrary payload sizes, which may exhaust system resources leading to Denial of Service.
Recommendation
This package is not actively maintained and has been moved to @hapi/subtext where version 6.1.2.
Which versions are affected by GHSA-2mvq-xp48-4c77?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including subtext.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
subtext npm | From 0.0.0 | None |
subtext npm | From 0.0.0 | None |
How do I fix GHSA-2mvq-xp48-4c77?
No fix has been published for GHSA-2mvq-xp48-4c77 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 GHSA-2mvq-xp48-4c77 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of GHSA-2mvq-xp48-4c77 in the wild and no public exploit code.