mailcow up to 2023-11 resource consumption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in mailcow. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. Executing a manipulation can lead to resource consumption. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-23824. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in mailcow. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a resource consumption vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect availability. CVE summarizes:

mailcow is a dockerized email package, with multiple containers linked in one bridged network. The application is vulnerable to pixel flood attack, once the payload has been successfully uploaded in the logo the application goes slow and doesn't respond in the admin page. It is tested on the versions 2023-12a and prior and patched in version 2024-01.

The weakness was released 02/02/2024 as GHSA-45rv-3c5p-w4h7. The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-23824 since 01/22/2024. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1499.

Upgrading to version 2024-01 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 7f6f7e0e9ff608618e5b144bcf18d279610aa3ed 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2024-21271). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 3.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 3.3

VulDB Base Score: 2.7
VulDB Temp Score: 2.6
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CNA Base Score: 4.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Resource consumption
CWE: 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: mailcow 2024-01
Patch: 7f6f7e0e9ff608618e5b144bcf18d279610aa3ed

Timelineinfo

01/22/2024 🔍
02/02/2024 +11 days 🔍
02/02/2024 +0 days 🔍
06/17/2025 +501 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: GHSA-45rv-3c5p-w4h7
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-23824 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-23824
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-252736
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Entryinfo

Created: 02/02/2024 17:54
Updated: 06/17/2025 17:43
Changes: 02/02/2024 17:54 (50), 02/25/2024 10:03 (11), 06/17/2025 17:43 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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