CVE-2023-25577 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting Werkzeug, a Python WSGI web application library, specifically versions prior to 2.2.3. The vulnerability allows an unauthenticated attacker to exhaust system resources by sending crafted multipart form data, leading to high CPU usage, excessive memory consumption, and potential process termination. Rated with a CVSS score of 7.5 (High), this vulnerability has a low attack complexity and can result in a complete loss of availability. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 2.2.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:palletsprojects:werkzeug:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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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High resource usage when parsing multipart form data with many fields
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Feb 14, 2023