#VU28214 Input validation error in AbsoluteTelnet
Published: May 25, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU28214
Vulnerability risk: Medium
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:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
AbsoluteTelnet
AbsoluteTelnet
Software vendor:
Celestial Software
Celestial Software
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 in the "username" within the "Send Error Report" button. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.