Mjs
CVE-2023-49550
HIGH
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V2 - Validation and Business Logic Resource consumption limits
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Impact The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, no privileges required, no user interaction not required. Public proof-of-concept exploit code is available. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.97%. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker could cause denial of service by exhausting system resources by sending crafted requests to the affected application. No authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Mar 28, 2026
An issue in Cesanta mjs 2.20.0 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the mjs+0x4ec508 component. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, no authentication required, low attack complexity. Public exploit code available and no vendor patch available.
Earlier versions of this analysis (1)
DoS in mjs JS engine.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Implement rate limiting, set resource quotas, validate input sizes, use timeouts.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
This vulnerability is classified as Uncontrolled Resource Consumption (CWE-400), which allows attackers to cause denial of service by exhausting system resources. An issue in Cesanta mjs 2.20.0 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the mjs+0x4ec508 component. Affected products include: Cesanta Mjs.
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AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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CVSS VectorNVD
Lifecycle Timeline
2DescriptionCVE.org
An issue in Cesanta mjs 2.20.0 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the mjs+0x4ec508 component.
Executive ViewAI
CVE-2023-49550 presents notable security risk, a resource exhaustion vulnerability rated CVSS 7.5. Exploitation could cause service disruption or denial of service, impacting availability for legitimate users. Proof-of-concept code is publicly available, increasing the risk of exploitation. Organizations should apply vendor updates when available and consider compensating controls in the interim.
Apply vendor patch. If immediate patching is not feasible: (1) Implement network-level access controls to limit exposure; (2) Enable enhanced monitoring and alerting; (3) Apply principle of least privilege.
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Attack Technique
Denial of Service attacks render applications or systems unavailable by overwhelming resources or triggering failure conditions.
Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org
Cesanta MJS 2.20.0 has a getprop_builtin_foreign out-of-bounds read if a Built-in API name occurs in a substring of an i
Cesanta mjs v2.20.0 was discovered to contain a function pointer hijacking vulnerability via the function mjs_get_ptr().
An issue in Cesanta mjs 2.20.0 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the mjs_getretvalpos function i
An Out of Bounds Write in Cesanta mjs 2.20.0 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the mjs_op_json_s
An issue in Cesanta mjs 2.20.0 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the mjs_op_json_parse function
An issue in Cesanta mjs 2.20.0 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the mjs_destroy function in the
An issue in Cesanta mjs 2.20.0 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the mjs_do_gc function in the m
An issue in Cesanta mjs 2.20.0 allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service via the mjs_array_length function i
An issue found in Cesanta MJS v.1.26 allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service via the mjs_execute function i
Buffer Overflow vulnerability found in Cesanta MJS v.1.26 allows a local attacker to cause a denial of service via the m
Cesanta MJS v2.20.0 was discovered to contain a SEGV vulnerability via mjs_ffi_cb_free at src/mjs_ffi.c. Rated medium se
Cesanta MJS v2.20.0 was discovered to contain a SEGV vulnerability via ffi_cb_impl_wpwwwww at src/mjs_ffi.c. Rated mediu
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