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CVE-2023-5289: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in ikus060/rdiffweb

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.8% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: yes
• Published: 2023-09-29 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-770

Description

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitHub repository ikus060/rdiffweb prior to 2.8.4.

Affected products

• ikus060/rdiffweb: before 2.8.4 — fixed in 2.8.4

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: ikus060/rdiffweb 2.8.4. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/ikus060/rdiffweb/commit/06f89b43469aae70e8833e55192721523f86c5a2
• https://huntr.dev/bounties/8d0e0804-d3fd-49fe-bfa4-7a91135767ce
• https://github.com/ikus060/rdiffweb/commit/06f89b43469aae70e8833e55192721523f86c5a2
• https://huntr.dev/bounties/8d0e0804-d3fd-49fe-bfa4-7a91135767ce

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