What is CVE-2023-5289?

CVE-2023-5289 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ikus060 Ikus060/rdiffweb, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-09-29.

How severe is CVE-2023-5289?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2023-5289 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Resource exhaustion in Ikus060 Ikus060/rdiffweb

CVE-2023-5289

Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitHub repository ikus060/rdiffweb prior to 2.8.4.

Published 2023-09-29 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.007 (49.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 49th percentile — 49.2% 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

Ikus060 Ikus060/rdiffweb — versions unspecified
Ikus-Soft Rdiffweb

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-770 — Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ikus060/rdiffweb

References

huntr.dev/bounties/8d0e0804-d3fd-49fe-bfa4-7a91135767ce (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory)
github.com/ikus060/rdiffweb/commit/06f89b43469aae70e8833e55192721523f86c5a2 (Patch)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-5289?: CVE-2023-5289 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ikus060 Ikus060/rdiffweb, classified under Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2023-09-29.
How severe is CVE-2023-5289?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2023-5289 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.