Vulnerability identifier: #VU70330
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-674
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
Loofah
Universal components / Libraries /
Libraries used by multiple products
Vendor: Mike Dalessio
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to uncontrolled recursion when handling CDATA
sections. A remote attacker can pass specially crafted data to the application and consume excessive CPU resources.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
Loofah: 2.2.0 - 2.19.0
External links
http://github.com/flavorjones/loofah/releases/tag/v2.19.1
http://github.com/flavorjones/loofah/security/advisories/GHSA-3x8r-x6xp-q4vm
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.