Vulnerability in Ckan

CVE-2023-50248

CKAN is an open-source data management system for powering data hubs and data portals. Starting in version 2.0.0 and prior to versions 2.9.10 and 2.10.3, when submitting a POST request to the `/dataset/new` endpoint (including either the auth cookie or the `Authorization` header) with a specially-crafted field, an attacker can create an out-of-memory error in the hosting server. To trigger this error, the attacker need to have permissions to create or edit datasets. This vulnerability has been patched in CKAN 2.10.3 and 2.9.10.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.006 (45.5th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 46th percentile — 45.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2023-50248: held from 0.006 to 0.006.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.006 · change: +0.000

Affected products

  • Ckan — versions >= 2.0.0, < 2.9.10, >= 2.10.0, < 2.10.3
  • Okfn Ckan

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-50248?
CVE-2023-50248 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ckan, classified under Improper Handling of Length Parameter Inconsistency. CVSS score: 4.5/10. Published 2023-12-13.
How severe is CVE-2023-50248?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.5 out of 10.