CVE-2023-25171 HIGH

CVE-2023-25171: Kiwi TCMS has denial of service vulnerability on Password reset page

Vendor Kiwitcms
Product kiwi
Weakness CWE-770 · Uncontrolled resource consumption
Published February 15, 2023
Last update March 10, 2025

CVSS base score

7.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

February 15, 2023 CVE published
March 10, 2025 Record updated