CVE-2023-25171

medium

Description

Kiwi TCMS, an open source test management system, does not impose rate limits in versions prior to 12.0. This makes it easier to attempt denial-of-service attacks against the Password reset page. An attacker could potentially send a large number of emails if they know the email addresses of users in Kiwi TCMS. Additionally that may strain SMTP resources. Users should upgrade to v12.0 or later to receive a patch. As potential workarounds, users may install and configure a rate-limiting proxy in front of Kiwi TCMS and/or configure rate limits on their email server when possible.

References

https://kiwitcms.org/blog/kiwi-tcms-team/2023/02/15/kiwi-tcms-120/

https://huntr.dev/bounties/3b712cb6-3fa3-4f71-8562-7a7016c6262e

https://github.com/kiwitcms/Kiwi/security/advisories/GHSA-7j9h-3jxf-3vrf

https://github.com/kiwitcms/Kiwi/commit/761305d04f5910ba14cc04d1255a8f1afdbb87f3

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2023-02-15

Updated: 2023-02-24

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 5.4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:C

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Severity: Medium