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CVE-2023-42457: plone.rest vulnerable to Denial of Service when ++api++ is used many times

September 21, 2023 (updated February 13, 2025)

When the ++api++ traverser is accidentally used multiple times in a url, handling it takes increasingly longer, making the server less responsive.

References

  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-h6rp-mprm-xgcq
  • github.com/plone/plone.rest
  • github.com/plone/plone.rest/commit/43b4a7e86206e237e1de5ca3817ed071575882f7
  • github.com/plone/plone.rest/commit/77846a9842889b24f35e8bedc2e9d461388d3302
  • github.com/plone/plone.rest/security/advisories/GHSA-h6rp-mprm-xgcq
  • github.com/pypa/advisory-database/tree/main/vulns/plone-rest/PYSEC-2023-178.yaml
  • nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-42457

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Affected versions

All versions starting from 2.0.0a1 before 2.0.1, all versions starting from 3.0.0 before 3.0.1, version 3.0.0

Fixed versions

  • 2.0.1
  • 3.0.1

Solution

Upgrade to versions 2.0.1, 3.0.1 or above.

Impact 7.5 HIGH

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

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Weakness

  • CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
  • CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

Source file

pypi/plone.rest/CVE-2023-42457.yml

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