CVE-2023-50248 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-50248: CKAN out of memory error when submitting the dataset form with a specially-crafted field

Vendor Ckan
Product ckan
Weakness CWE-130
Published December 13, 2023
Last update August 2, 2024

CVSS base score

4.5/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction Required
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

CKAN is an open-source data management system for powering data hubs and data portals. Starting in version 2.0.0 and prior to versions 2.9.10 and 2.10.3, when submitting a POST request to the `/dataset/new` endpoint (including either the auth cookie or the `Authorization` header) with a specially-crafted field, an attacker can create an out-of-memory error in the hosting server. To trigger this error, the attacker need to have permissions to create or edit datasets. This vulnerability has been patched in CKAN 2.10.3 and 2.9.10.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

December 13, 2023 CVE published
August 2, 2024 Record updated