What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-24998?

CVE-2023-24998 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 7.5 (High). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 46.8%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2023-24998?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2023-24998. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Commons Fileupload CVE-2023-24998

HIGH

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling (CWE-770)

2023-02-20 security@apache.org

Apache File Upload Denial Of Service Commons Fileupload Debian Linux

7.5

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

7.5 HIGH

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

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

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

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Feb 20, 2023 - 16:15 nvd

HIGH 7.5

Blast Radius

ecosystem impact

† from your stack dependencies † transitive graph · vuln.today resolves 4-path depth

4,258 maven packages depend on commons-fileupload:commons-fileupload (356 direct, 3,918 indirect)
2 maven packages depend on org.apache.tomcat.embed:tomcat-embed-core (2 direct, 0 indirect)
2 maven packages depend on org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-catalina (2 direct, 0 indirect)
3 maven packages depend on org.apache.tomcat:tomcat-coyote (3 direct, 0 indirect)

Ecosystem-wide dependent count for version 1.5 and other introduced versions.

DescriptionNVD

Note that, like all of the file upload limits, the new configuration option (FileUploadBase#setFileCountMax) is not enabled by default and must be explicitly configured.

AnalysisAI

Apache Commons FileUpload before 1.5 does not limit the number of request parts to be processed resulting in the possibility of an attacker triggering a DoS with a malicious upload or series of. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Allocation of Resources Without Limits (CWE-770), which allows attackers to exhaust system resources through uncontrolled allocation. Apache Commons FileUpload before 1.5 does not limit the number of request parts to be processed resulting in the possibility of an attacker triggering a DoS with a malicious upload or series of uploads. Note that, like all of the file upload limits, the new configuration option (FileUploadBase#setFileCountMax) is not enabled by default and must be explicitly configured. Affected products include: Apache Commons Fileupload, Debian Debian Linux. Version information: before 1.5.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Set resource limits, implement rate limiting, validate input sizes.