Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
CVE-2023-24998
Summary
Apache Commons FileUpload prior to 1.5 does not limit the number of request parts to be processed, resulting in the possibility of an attacker triggering a Denial of Service (DoS) with a malicious upload or series of uploads. Note that, like all the file upload limits, the new configuration option (FileUploadBase#setFileCountMax) is not enabled by default and must be explicitly configured.
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- NETWORK
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- UNCHANGED
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- HIGH
CWE-770 - Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
The software allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor.
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Advisory Timeline
- Published
