GitHub Advisory DatabaseGHSA-7FGC-89CX-W8J5Out of memory error when submitting the dataset form with a specially-crafted field
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AI Score
Confidence
Low
EPSS
Percentile
13.3%
Impact
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 user needs to have permissions to create or edit datasets.
Patches
This vulnerability has been patched in CKAN 2.10.3 and 2.9.10
Affected configurations
Related
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AI Score
Confidence
Low
EPSS
Percentile
13.3%