Resource exhaustion in Dtsearch
CVE-2018-11488
A stack exhaustion vulnerability in the search function of dtSearch 7.90.8538.1 and prior allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service condition by sending a specially crafted HTTP request.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.049 (91.8th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 91.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.049 · newest: 0.049 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.dtsearch.com/ReleaseNotesBeta.html (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/bitsadmin/exploits/tree/master/CVE-2018-11488 (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- www.dtsearch.com/ReleaseNotes.html (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-11488?
- CVE-2018-11488 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dtsearch, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-05-29.
- How severe is CVE-2018-11488?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-11488 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.