Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling Affecting github.com/mattermost/mattermost-plugin-playbooks/server/api package, versions <1.40.0


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.04% (11th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-GOLANG-GITHUBCOMMATTERMOSTMATTERMOSTPLUGINPLAYBOOKSSERVERAPI-8310152
  • published 30 Oct 2024
  • disclosed 29 Oct 2024
  • credit DoyenSec

How to fix?

Upgrade github.com/mattermost/mattermost-plugin-playbooks/server/api to version 1.40.0 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling due to improper handling of detailed error messages. An attacker can cause the application to crash by sending a specially crafted request to generate a large response and cause an amplified GraphQL response.

CVSS Scores

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Snyk

Recommended
5.3 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Network
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Attack Requirements (AT)
    None
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    Low
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Confidentiality (VC)
    None
  • Integrity (VI)
    None
  • Availability (VA)
    Low
  • Confidentiality (SC)
    None
  • Integrity (SI)
    None
  • Availability (SA)
    None