CKAN out of memory error when submitting the dataset form with a specially-crafted field
CVE-2023-50248
4.5MEDIUM
Summary
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.
Affected Version(s)
ckan >= 2.0.0, < 2.9.10 < 2.0.0, 2.9.10
ckan >= 2.10.0, < 2.10.3 < 2.10.0, 2.10.3
References
CVSS V3.1
Score:
4.5
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
None
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged
Timeline
Vulnerability published
Vulnerability Reserved