#VU82548 Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity in Werkzeug


Published: 2023-10-30

Vulnerability identifier: #VU82548

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: CVE-2023-46136

CWE-ID: CWE-407

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Werkzeug
Web applications / JS libraries

Vendor: The Pallets Projects

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.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Werkzeug: 0.1 - 3.0.0


External links
http://github.com/pallets/werkzeug/commit/f3c803b3ade485a45f12b6d6617595350c0f03e2
http://github.com/pallets/werkzeug/security/advisories/GHSA-hrfv-mqp8-q5rw


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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