Resource exhaustion in Grails
CVE-2023-46131
Grails is a framework used to build web applications with the Groovy programming language. A specially crafted web request can lead to a JVM crash or denial of service. Any Grails framework application using Grails data binding is vulnerable. This issue has been patched in version 3.3.17, 4.1.3, 5.3.4, 6.1.0.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (52.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 52nd percentile — 52.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Grails
- Grails Grails-Core — versions >= 6.0.0, < 6.1.0, >= 5.0.0, < 5.3.4, >= 4.0.0, < 4.1.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/grails/grails-core/security/advisories/GHSA-3pjv-r7w4-2cf5 (Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/grails/grails-core/issues/13302 (Issue Tracking)
- github.com/grails/grails-core/commit/74326bdd2cf7dcb594092165e9464520f8366c60 (Patch)
- github.com/grails/grails-core/commit/c401faaa6c24c021c758b95f72304a0e855a8db3 (Patch)
- grails.org/blog/2023-12-20-cve-data-binding-dos.html (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-46131?
- CVE-2023-46131 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Grails, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-12-21.
- How severe is CVE-2023-46131?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.