IBM Aspera Shares 1.9-1.10 PL6 Auth Users Can Flood Emails (No Rate Limit)
CVE-2024-38316 Published on February 5, 2025
IBM Aspera Shares Denial of Service
IBM Aspera Shares 1.9.0 through 1.10.0 PL6 does not properly rate limit the frequency that an authenticated user can send emails, which could result in email flooding or a denial of service.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2024-38316 is exploitable 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 small impact on availability.
Weakness Type
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
The software allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor.
Products Associated with CVE-2024-38316
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Affected Versions
IBM Aspera Shares:- Version 1.9.0, <= 1.10.0 PL6 is affected.
Exploit Probability
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