Octobox up to 2806 Search Query redos

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in Octobox up to 2806. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Search Query Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to redos. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2021-32848. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. It is advisable to implement a patch to correct this issue.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Octobox up to 2806. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects some unknown functionality of the component Search Query Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a redos vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-1333. The product uses a regular expression with an inefficient, possibly exponential worst-case computational complexity that consumes excessive CPU cycles. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

Octobox is software for managing GitHub notifications. Prior to pull request (PR) 2807, a user of the system can provide a specifically crafted search query string that will trigger a ReDoS vulnerability. This issue is fixed in PR 2807.

The weakness was shared 02/20/2023 as GHSL-2021-100. The advisory is shared for download at securitylab.github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2021-32848 since 05/12/2021. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1449.003.

Applying the patch 2807 is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

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Class: Redos
CWE: CWE-1333 / CWE-400 / CWE-404
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Patch: 2807

Timelineinfo

05/12/2021 🔍
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03/23/2023 +31 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Product: github.com

Advisory: GHSL-2021-100
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-32848 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-32848
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-221524

Entryinfo

Created: 02/20/2023 20:29
Updated: 03/23/2023 14:11
Changes: 02/20/2023 20:29 (49), 03/23/2023 14:11 (1)
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