CVE-2020-28873 is a Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability affecting Fluxbb version 1.5.11. An unauthenticated attacker can exhaust server CPU and memory resources by submitting an extremely long password via the user login form, triggering an intensive password hashing process. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5 (High) due to its network-based attack vector and low attack complexity, leading to high availability impact. There is currently no public exploit code available (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), and it is not listed on CISA's KEV catalog, indicating no active exploitation. Community discussion and media coverage for this CVE are minimal.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
1.5.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:fluxbb:fluxbb:1.5.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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No media coverage found for this CVE.
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.