CVE-2023-50248 CKAN out of memory error when submitting the dataset form with a specially-crafted field

2023-12-1320:47:12

CWE-130

GitHub_M

www.cve.org

cve-2023-50248

ckan

data management system

out of memory

vulnerability

patched

dataset form

submission

CVSS3

4.5

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

HIGH

User Interaction

REQUIRED

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

EPSS

Percentile

13.3%

JSON

CKAN is an open-source data management system for powering data hubs and data portals. Starting in version 2.0.0 and prior to versions 2.9.10 and 2.10.3, when submitting a POST request to the /dataset/new endpoint (including either the auth cookie or the Authorization header) with a specially-crafted field, an attacker can create an out-of-memory error in the hosting server. To trigger this error, the attacker need to have permissions to create or edit datasets. This vulnerability has been patched in CKAN 2.10.3 and 2.9.10.

CNA Affected

[
  {
    "vendor": "ckan",
    "product": "ckan",
    "versions": [
      {
        "version": ">= 2.0.0, < 2.9.10",
        "status": "affected"
      },
      {
        "version": ">= 2.10.0, < 2.10.3",
        "status": "affected"
      }
    ]
  }
]