Denial of Service Vulnerability in Lexiglot by Piwigo
CVE-2014-8937

7.5HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Piwigo

Status
Lexiglot
Vendor
CVE Published:
1 June 2020

What is CVE-2014-8937?

The Lexiglot plugin for Piwigo exhibits a vulnerability that allows attackers to initiate a denial of service attack. This arises from the api/update.php script, which can trigger svn update operations that consume excessive server resources, potentially leading to degraded performance or complete service interruption. Proper measures should be taken to mitigate this issue and safeguard against possible exploitation.

References

https://www.justanotherhacker.com/2018/05/jahx181_-_piwig...
x_refsource_MISC

CVSS V3.1

Score:
7.5
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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