Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU74267

Improper control of interaction frequency in API Gateway and API Manager - #VU74267

Published: March 31, 2023

Vulnerability identifier: #VU74267

CSH Severity: Medium

CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: N/A

CWE-ID: CWE-799

Exploitation vector: Remote access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform DoS attack.

The vulnerability exists due to missing limitations on the number of requests sent to the "/register" endpoint of API Manager. A remote attacker can create numerous registrations and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Affected software

API Gateway
API Manager

Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

API Gateway - update to February 2023
API Manager - update to February 2023

External References

https://docs.axway.com/bundle/axway-open-docs/page/docs/apim_relnotes/20230228_apimgr_relnotes/index.html

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