StrangeBee TheHive up to 5.2.15/5.3.10/5.4.9/5.5.0 Password Reset allocation of resources

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in StrangeBee TheHive up to 5.2.15/5.3.10/5.4.9/5.5.0. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Password Reset Handler. Executing a manipulation can lead to allocation of resources. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2025-48738. The attack can be launched remotely. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in StrangeBee TheHive up to 5.2.15/5.3.10/5.4.9/5.5.0. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component Password Reset Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a allocation of resources vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An e-mail flooding vulnerability in StrangeBee TheHive 5.2.0 before 5.2.16, 5.3.0 before 5.3.11, 5.4.0 before 5.4.10, and 5.5.0 before 5.5.1 allows unauthenticated remote attackers to use the password reset feature without limits. This can lead to several consequences, including mailbox storage exhaustion for targeted users, reputation damage to the SMTP server, potentially causing it to be blacklisted, and overload of the SMTP server's outbound mail queue.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-48738 since 05/23/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. 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 5.2.16, 5.3.11, 5.4.10 or 5.5.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Vendor

• StrangeBee

Name

• TheHive

Version

• 5.0
• 5.1
• 5.2
• 5.2.0
• 5.2.1
• 5.2.2
• 5.2.3
• 5.2.4
• 5.2.5
• 5.2.6
• 5.2.7
• 5.2.8
• 5.2.9
• 5.2.10
• 5.2.11
• 5.2.12
• 5.2.13
• 5.2.14
• 5.2.15
• 5.3
• 5.3.0
• 5.3.1
• 5.3.2
• 5.3.3
• 5.3.4
• 5.3.5
• 5.3.6
• 5.3.7
• 5.3.8
• 5.3.9
• 5.3.10
• 5.4
• 5.4.0
• 5.4.1
• 5.4.2
• 5.4.3
• 5.4.4
• 5.4.5
• 5.4.6
• 5.4.7
• 5.4.8
• 5.4.9
• 5.5.0

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