IBM Aspera Faspex 5.0.x DoS from missing API rate limit
CVE-2023-27279 Published on April 19, 2024
IBM Aspera Faspex denial of service
IBM Aspera Faspex 5.0.0 through 5.0.7 could allow a user to cause a denial of service due to missing API rate limiting. IBM X-Force ID: 248533.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2023-27279 can be exploited with network access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a high impact on availability.
Weakness Type
What is an Insufficient anti-automation Vulnerability?
The software does not properly limit the number or frequency of interactions that it has with an actor, such as the number of incoming requests. This can allow the actor to perform actions more frequently than expected. The actor could be a human or an automated process such as a virus or bot. This could be used to cause a denial of service, compromise program logic (such as limiting humans to a single vote), or other consequences. For example, an authentication routine might not limit the number of times an attacker can guess a password. Or, a web site might conduct a poll but only expect humans to vote a maximum of once a day.
CVE-2023-27279 has been classified to as an Insufficient anti-automation vulnerability or weakness.
Products Associated with CVE-2023-27279
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Affected Versions
IBM Aspera Faspex:- Version 5.0.0, <= 5.0.7 is affected.
- Version 5.0.0 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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