VDB-216938 · CVE-2020-36568 · Issue 1424

revel up to 0.x Query Parser resource consumption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in revel up to 0.x. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Query Parser. Such manipulation leads to resource consumption. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2020-36568. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in revel up to 0.x. Affected by this issue is an unknown functionality of the component Query Parser. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-400. The product does not properly control the allocation and maintenance of a limited resource, thereby enabling an actor to influence the amount of resources consumed, eventually leading to the exhaustion of available resources. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

Unsanitized input in the query parser in github.com/revel/revel before v1.0.0 allows remote attackers to cause resource exhaustion via memory allocation.

The weakness was presented 12/28/2022 as 1424. The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2020-36568 since 07/29/2022. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1499 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 1.0.0 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch d160ecb72207824005b19778594cbdc272e8a605 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

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Productinfo

Name

revel

Version

License

open-source

Website

Product: https://github.com/revel/revel/

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.8

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource consumption
CWE: CWE-400 / CWE-404
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: revel 1.0.0
Patch: d160ecb72207824005b19778594cbdc272e8a605

Timelineinfo

07/29/2022 🔍
12/28/2022 +152 days 🔍
12/28/2022 +0 days 🔍
04/12/2025 +836 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: 1424
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2020-36568 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2020-36568
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-216938

Entryinfo

Created: 12/28/2022 09:34
Updated: 04/12/2025 10:41
Changes: 12/28/2022 09:34 (42), 01/25/2023 13:40 (11), 04/12/2025 10:41 (16)
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