CVE-2023-2666
PHP vulnerability analysis and mitigation

Overview

CVE-2023-2666 is a vulnerability identified in the GitHub repository froxlor/froxlor versions prior to 2.0.16, discovered in May 2023. The vulnerability is classified as an Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling issue (NVD).

Technical details

The vulnerability has been assigned a CVSS v3.1 base score of 7.5 (HIGH) with the vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H, indicating a network-accessible vulnerability with low attack complexity and no required privileges or user interaction. The vulnerability is related to resource allocation without proper limits or throttling mechanisms (NVD).

Impact

The vulnerability could potentially lead to denial of service conditions due to unrestricted resource allocation. The high availability impact (A:H) in the CVSS score suggests that the vulnerability could significantly impact system availability (NVD).

Exploitability

The vulnerability requires no privileges or user interaction to exploit, making it relatively straightforward to target. The network attack vector (AV:N) indicates that the vulnerability can be exploited remotely (NVD).

Mitigation and workarounds

The vulnerability has been patched in version 2.0.16 of froxlor. The fix includes the introduction of HTTP request rate-limiting functionality to prevent resource allocation issues. Users should upgrade to version 2.0.16 or later to mitigate this vulnerability (GitHub Patch).

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