CVE-2023-4491

Published Oct 4, 2023

Last updated a year ago

CVSS critical 9.8

Overview

Description: Buffer overflow vulnerability in Easy Address Book Web Server 1.6 version. The exploitation of this vulnerability could allow an attacker to send a very long username string to /searchbook.ghp, asking for the name via a POST request, resulting in arbitrary code execution on the remote machine.
Source: cve-coordination@incibe.es
NVD status: Analyzed

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type: Primary
Base score: 9.8
Impact score: 5.9
Exploitability score: 3.9
Vector string: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity: CRITICAL

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov: CWE-119
cve-coordination@incibe.es: CWE-119

Hype score: Not currently trending

Configurations

[
  {
    "nodes": [
      {
        "negate": false,
        "cpeMatch": [
          {
            "criteria": "cpe:2.3:a:easy_address_book_web_server_project:easy_address_book_web_server:1.6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
            "vulnerable": true,
            "matchCriteriaId": "DC5C9543-0A62-454D-AB8D-EDDFA485E2B0"
          }
        ],
        "operator": "OR"
      }
    ]
  }
]

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