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CVE-2023-25171: Denial of service vulnerability on Password reset page

February 15, 2023

Kiwi TCMS, an open source test management system, does not impose rate limits in versions prior to 12.0. This makes it easier to attempt denial-of-service attacks against the Password reset page. An attacker could potentially send a large number of emails if they know the email addresses of users in Kiwi TCMS. Additionally that may strain SMTP resources. Users should upgrade to v12.0 or later to receive a patch. As potential workarounds, users may install and configure a rate-limiting proxy in front of Kiwi TCMS and/or configure rate limits on their email server when possible.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-7j9h-3jxf-3vrf
  • github.com/kiwitcms/Kiwi/security/advisories/GHSA-7j9h-3jxf-3vrf
  • huntr.dev/bounties/3b712cb6-3fa3-4f71-8562-7a7016c6262e
  • kiwitcms.org/blog/kiwi-tcms-team/2023/02/15/kiwi-tcms-120/
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-25171

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Affected versions

All versions before 12.0

Fixed versions

  • 12.0

Solution

Upgrade to version 12.0 or above.

Impact 5.9 MEDIUM

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

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Source file

pypi/kiwitcms/CVE-2023-25171.yml

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