CVE-2023-25822: ReportPortal DoS vulnerability on creating a Launch with too many recursively nested elements

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.6% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-10-09 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-770

Description

ReportPortal is an AI-powered test automation platform. Prior to version 5.10.0 of the `com.epam.reportportal:service-api` module, corresponding to ReportPortal version 23.2, the ReportPortal database becomes unstable and reporting almost fully stops except for small launches with approximately 1 test inside when the test_item.path field is exceeded the allowable `ltree` field type indexing limit (path length>=120, approximately recursive nesting of the nested steps). REINDEX INDEX path_gist_idx and path_idx aren't helped. The problem was fixed in `com.epam.reportportal:service-api` module version 5.10.0 (product release 23.2), where the maximum number of nested elements were programmatically limited. A workaround is available. After deletion of the data with long paths, and reindexing both indexes (path_gist_idx and path_idx), the database becomes stable and ReportPortal works properly.

Affected products

reportportal: before 23.2 — fixed in 23.2
reportportal Service-Api: before 5.10.0 — fixed in 5.10.0

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: reportportal 23.2; reportportal Service-Api 5.10.0. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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