Spotie
CVE-2020-37210
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2021 - Vulnerable and Outdated Components
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Buffer copy size validation
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Execution The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS 7.5 (HIGH). Attack vector: Network. Complexity: Low. Privileges required: None. User interaction: None. Public exploit/POC available. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to crash the application. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Mar 12, 2026
SpotIE 2.9.5 contains a denial of service vulnerability in the registration key input that allows attackers to crash the application. Attackers can generate a 1000-character buffer payload and paste it into the 'Key' field to trigger an application crash. [CVSS 7.5 HIGH]
RemediationAI
Monitor vendor advisories for a patch. Enable ASLR, DEP/NX, and stack canaries where possible. Restrict network access to the affected service where possible.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
Classified as CWE-120 (Classic Buffer Overflow). Affects Spotie. SpotIE 2.9.5 contains a denial of service vulnerability in the registration key input that allows attackers to crash the application. Attackers can generate a 1000-character buffer payload and paste it into the 'Key' field to trigger an application crash.
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CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
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4DescriptionCVE.org
SpotIE 2.9.5 contains a denial of service vulnerability in the registration key input that allows attackers to crash the application. Attackers can generate a 1000-character buffer payload and paste it into the 'Key' field to trigger an application crash.
Executive ViewAI
SpotIE 2.9.5 is vulnerable to a denial of service attack that can crash the application through malicious input in the registration key field. This vulnerability impacts availability and could disrupt business operations, particularly if SpotIE is business-critical or customer-facing.
Implement input validation to reject registration key entries exceeding 100 characters; deploy WAF rules to block oversized payloads to the registration endpoint; restrict registration key functionality to administrative users with network/application access controls; monitor application logs for crash events; consider disabling the registration key feature if operationally feasible.
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Attack Technique
A buffer overflow occurs when a program writes more data to a memory buffer than it was allocated to hold, causing the excess data to spill into adjacent memory regions.
Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.
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