Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling Affecting plug package, versions >=1.4.0-rc.0 <1.15.4>=1.16.0 <1.16.3>=1.17.0 <1.17.1>=1.18.0 <1.18.2>=1.19.0 <1.19.2
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- published15 May 2026
- disclosed14 May 2026
- creditJosé Valim
Introduced: 14 May 2026
CVE-2026-8468 (opens in a new tab)How to fix?
Upgrade plug to version 1.15.4, 1.16.3, 1.17.1, 1.18.2, 1.19.2 or higher.
Overview
plug is a specification and conveniences for composable modules between web applications.
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in the read_part_headers function. An attacker can exhaust server memory by sending a crafted multipart/form-data request with excessively large headers, leading to service disruption.