Denial of service in grpc-ts-health-check nmp module
| Risk | Medium |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | N/A |
| CWE-ID | CWE-400 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software Subscribe |
grpc-ts-health-check Web applications / Modules and components for CMS |
| Vendor | Nicolas Pearson |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.
1) Resource exhaustion
EUVDB-ID: #VU19939
Risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 5.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID:
CWE-400 - Resource exhaustion
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to the package exposes an API endpoint. A remote attacker can set the service's health status to failing, trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack as Kubernetes blocks traffic to services with a failing status.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsgrpc-ts-health-check: 1.0.0 - 1.0.14
External linkshttp://www.npmjs.com/advisories/1097
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
