What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-40586?

CVE-2023-40586 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: 0.6%.

Is there a patch available for CVE-2023-40586?

Yes, a patch is available for CVE-2023-40586. Update the affected software to the latest version immediately.

Coraza CVE-2023-40586

HIGH

Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400)

2023-08-25 security-advisories@github.com

Denial Of Service Coraza

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

Aug 25, 2023 - 21:15 nvd

HIGH 7.5

DescriptionNVD

OWASP Coraza WAF is a golang modsecurity compatible web application firewall library. Due to the misuse of log.Fatalf, the application using coraza crashed after receiving crafted requests from attackers. The application will immediately crash after receiving a malicious request that triggers an error in mime.ParseMediaType. This issue was patched in version 3.0.1.

AnalysisAI

OWASP Coraza WAF is a golang modsecurity compatible web application firewall library. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. This Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability could allow attackers to cause denial of service by exhausting system resources.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400), which allows attackers to cause denial of service by exhausting system resources. OWASP Coraza WAF is a golang modsecurity compatible web application firewall library. Due to the misuse of log.Fatalf, the application using coraza crashed after receiving crafted requests from attackers. The application will immediately crash after receiving a malicious request that triggers an error in mime.ParseMediaType. This issue was patched in version 3.0.1. Affected products include: Coraza. Version information: version 3.0.1..

RemediationAI

A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Implement rate limiting, set resource quotas, validate input sizes, use timeouts.