CVE-2023-41706 in OX App Suite
Summary
by MITRE • 02/12/2024
Processing time of drive search expressions now gets monitored, and the related request is terminated if a resource threshold is reached. Availability of OX App Suite could be reduced due to high processing load. Please deploy the provided updates and patch releases. Processing of user-defined drive search expressions is not limited No publicly available exploits are known.
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Analysis
by VulDB Data Team • 10/18/2024
The vulnerability identified as CVE-2023-41706 represents a significant availability risk within the OX App Suite platform, specifically affecting the drive search functionality. This issue stems from the absence of proper rate limiting and resource monitoring for user-defined search expressions, creating a potential denial of service scenario. The vulnerability manifests when the system processes drive search expressions without adequate constraints on processing time or resource consumption, leading to situations where legitimate user requests can consume excessive system resources. The lack of monitoring mechanisms means that search operations can continue indefinitely until system resources are exhausted, potentially affecting the entire availability of the OX App Suite service.
The technical flaw in CVE-2023-41706 can be categorized as a resource exhaustion vulnerability, aligning with CWE-400 which addresses excessive resource consumption. The vulnerability occurs during the processing of user-defined search expressions within the drive functionality, where the system fails to implement proper resource thresholds or time limits for search operations. This absence of resource limiting mechanisms creates an environment where malicious or poorly constructed search queries can cause system overload, potentially leading to complete service unavailability. The vulnerability operates at the application level, affecting the core functionality of the platform's file management system and demonstrates a weakness in the system's input validation and resource management capabilities.
The operational impact of this vulnerability extends beyond simple performance degradation to potentially complete service disruption. When search expressions consume excessive processing time or memory resources, it can lead to cascading failures throughout the OX App Suite infrastructure, affecting multiple users simultaneously. The high processing load generated by unbounded search operations can overwhelm system resources including CPU cycles, memory allocation, and I/O operations, ultimately resulting in reduced availability of the application. This type of vulnerability particularly impacts enterprise environments where users may create complex search expressions or where malicious actors could exploit the lack of controls to systematically degrade service availability. The vulnerability affects the platform's ability to maintain consistent performance under normal operational conditions, potentially causing business disruption and user frustration.
Security practitioners should implement immediate mitigations to address CVE-2023-41706 by deploying the provided updates and patch releases as recommended by the vendor. The solution involves implementing proper monitoring and resource threshold controls for search expression processing, ensuring that requests are terminated when predefined resource limits are reached. Organizations should consider implementing rate limiting mechanisms, time-based execution limits, and memory consumption controls for search operations. The fix should include monitoring capabilities that track processing time and resource utilization during search operations, with automatic termination of requests that exceed established thresholds. This approach aligns with ATT&CK technique T1499.004 which addresses network denial of service attacks, and follows security best practices for preventing resource exhaustion attacks. Organizations should also implement logging and alerting mechanisms to detect unusual search behavior patterns that might indicate exploitation attempts.