Resource exhaustion in Phpjabbers Hotel Booking System
CVE-2023-51301
A lack of rate limiting in the "Login Section, Forgot Email" feature of PHPJabbers Hotel Booking System v4.0 allows attackers to send an excessive amount of reset requests for a legitimate user, leading to a possible Denial of Service (DoS) via a large amount of generated e-mail messages.
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
Published · last modified .
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:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (53.2th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 53rd percentile — 53.2% 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
- Phpjabbers Hotel Booking System — versions 4.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.phpjabbers.com/hotel-booking-system/ (Product)
- packetstorm.news/files/id/176486 (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-51301?
- CVE-2023-51301 is a high-severity vulnerability in Phpjabbers Hotel Booking System, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2025-02-19.
- How severe is CVE-2023-51301?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.