Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity in Werkzeug - CVE-2023-46136
Published: October 30, 2023
Vulnerability identifier: #VU82548
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-46136
CWE-ID: CWE-407
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: The Pallets Projects
Affected software:
Werkzeug
Werkzeug
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to high resource usage when parsing multipart/form-data. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2023-46136
Install updates from vendor's website.