decode-uri-component <= 0.2.1 - Denial of Service

2023-01-23 00:00

Anonymous

Strategic Overview

Status

Patched in 1.3.0

Affected PluginAutopost for X (formerly Autoshare for Twitter)

Affected Version<= 1.2.1

CVSS7.5High

CVECVE-2022-38900

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Vulnerability Overview

The decode-uri-component is vulnerable to Denial of Service due to improper input validation in versions up to, and including, 0.2.1 when certain search strings are parsed by the decodeUriComponent.

Technical Analysis

REMEDIATION: Update to version 1.3.0, or a newer patched version --- IDENTIFIER: CWE-400 (Uncontrolled Resource Consumption) The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource.

External References

https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-38900 https://www.wordfence.com/threat-intel/vulnerabilities/id/e3147a94-056a-4454-8815-44c0b9d1de81

CVSS Vector

7.5

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

Base

Attack VectorNetwork
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityNone
AvailabilityHigh

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