CVE-2020-22785

Published: Apr 28, 2021Modified: Nov 21, 2024

7.5

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploitability: 3.9 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

Description

Etherpad < 1.8.3 is affected by a missing lock check which could cause a denial of service. Aggressively targeting random pad import endpoints with empty data would flatten all pads due to lack of rate limiting and missing ownership check.

Affected (1)

Products: Etherpad: Etherpad

Etherpad

1 product

Etherpad

Configuration A

1 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Etherpad Etherpad	Before 1.8.3

Related CWEs

CWE-770

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

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.

References (2)

https://github.com/ether/etherpad-lite/pull/3833

Source: cve@mitre.org

ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory

https://github.com/ether/etherpad-lite/pull/3833

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

ExploitIssue TrackingThird Party Advisory

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