Kiwi TCMS up to 11.x Password Reset allocation of resources

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Kiwi TCMS up to 11.x. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Password Reset Handler. The manipulation results in allocation of resources. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2023-25171. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Kiwi TCMS up to 11.x. Affected is an unknown part of the component Password Reset Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a allocation of resources vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-770. The product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:

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.

The weakness was disclosed 02/15/2023 as GHSA-7j9h-3jxf-3vrf. The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2023-25171 since 02/03/2023. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.

Upgrading to version 12.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2023-0656). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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CNA Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Allocation of resources
CWE: CWE-770 / CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: TCMS 12.0
Patch: github.com

Timelineinfo

02/03/2023 🔍
02/15/2023 +12 days 🔍
02/15/2023 +0 days 🔍
07/05/2025 +871 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: GHSA-7j9h-3jxf-3vrf
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-25171 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-25171
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-221112
EUVD: 🔍

Entryinfo

Created: 02/15/2023 18:31
Updated: 07/05/2025 16:53
Changes: 02/15/2023 18:31 (50), 03/16/2023 08:38 (1), 03/16/2023 08:41 (11), 07/05/2025 16:53 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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