Unrestricted File Upload

2024-02-2311:26:48

Veracode Vulnerability Database

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apache

incubator-answer

file type checks

denial of service

software

CVSS3

9.1

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

HIGH

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

AI Score

6.8

Confidence

High

EPSS

Percentile

9.0%

JSON

github.com/apache/incubator-answer is vulnerable to Unrestricted File Upload. The vulnerability is due to missing file type checks, which allows an attacker to upload large Pixel files will cause the server to run out of memory, resulting in Denial of Service (DoS).