#VU67178 Resource exhaustion in DataTables


Published: 2022-09-12

Vulnerability identifier: #VU67178

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.4 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-28458

CWE-ID: CWE-400

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
DataTables
Client/Desktop applications / Other client software

Vendor:

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to manipulate data.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and manipulate data.

Mitigation
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability..

Vulnerable software versions


External links
http://github.com/DataTables/Dist-DataTables/blob/master/js/jquery.dataTables.js%23L2766
http://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSBOWER-1051961
http://github.com/DataTables/DataTablesSrc/commit/a51cbe99fd3d02aa5582f97d4af1615d11a1ea03
http://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-DATATABLESNET-1016402
http://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JAVA-ORGWEBJARSNPM-1051962
http://snyk.io/vuln/SNYK-JS-DATATABLESNET-598806


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.


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