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CVE-2025-53633: Chall-Manager's scenario decoding process does not check for zip bombs

July 10, 2025 (updated November 10, 2025)

When decoding a scenario (i.e. a zip archive), the size of the decoded content is not checked, potentially leading to zip bombs decompression. Exploitation does not require authentication nor authorization, so anyone can exploit it. It should nonetheless not be exploitable as it is highly recommended to bury Chall-Manager deep within the infrastructure due to its large capabilities, so no users could reach the system.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-r7fm-3pqm-ww5w
  • github.com/ctfer-io/chall-manager
  • github.com/ctfer-io/chall-manager/commit/14042aa66a577caee777e10fe09adcf2587d20dd
  • github.com/ctfer-io/chall-manager/releases/tag/v0.1.4
  • github.com/ctfer-io/chall-manager/security/advisories/GHSA-r7fm-3pqm-ww5w
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-53633

Code Behaviors & Features

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Affected versions

All versions before 0.1.4

Fixed versions

  • 0.1.4

Solution

Upgrade to version 0.1.4 or above.

Impact 9.8 CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Weakness

  • CWE-405: Asymmetric Resource Consumption (Amplification)
  • CWE-409: Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification)

Source file

go/github.com/ctfer-io/chall-manager/CVE-2025-53633.yml

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