Resource exhaustion in Nicehash Miner
CVE-2019-6120
An issue was discovered in NiceHash Miner before 2.0.3.0. A missing rate limit while adding a wallet via Email address allows remote attackers to submit a large number of email addresses to identify valid ones. By exploiting this vulnerability with CVE-2019-6122 (Username Enumeration) an adversary can enumerate a large number of valid users' Email addresses.
EPSS: 0.017 (75.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
Affected products
- Nicehash Miner
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
- cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-6120?
- CVE-2019-6120 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nicehash Miner, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2019-11-06.
- How severe is CVE-2019-6120?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-6120 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.