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CVE-2023-5573:
JavaScript vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
CVE-2023-5573 is a vulnerability affecting GitHub repository vriteio/vrite prior to version 0.3.0. The vulnerability was identified as an Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling issue (NVD).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as CWE-770 (Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling). It received a CVSS v3.1 base score of 6.5 (MEDIUM) with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H from NIST, while huntr.dev assessed it with a score of 4.7 (MEDIUM) with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L (NVD).
Impact
The vulnerability could potentially affect system availability due to uncontrolled resource allocation. The CVSS scores indicate that while the vulnerability requires low attack complexity and no user interaction, it primarily impacts system availability rather than confidentiality or integrity (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been patched in version 0.3.0 of the vriteio/vrite repository. Users are advised to upgrade to this version or later to mitigate the vulnerability (GitHub).
Additional resources
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