Input validation error in Microsoft products - CVE-2023-38180
Published: August 8, 2023 / Updated: August 10, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU79145
CSH Severity: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-38180
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
The vulnerability is being exploited in the wild
Vulnerable software:
.NET
Visual Studio
ASP.NET Core
.NET
Visual Studio
ASP.NET Core
Software vendor:
Microsoft
Microsoft
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input. A remote attacker can send specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Note, the vulnerability is being actively exploited in the wild.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.