CVE-2020-28873 — HIGH (7.5)

Vulnerability Description

Fluxbb 1.5.11 is affected by a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability by sending an extremely long password via the user login form. When a long password is sent, the password hashing process will result in CPU and memory exhaustion on the server.

CVSS Score

7.5

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Fluxbb	Fluxbb	1.5.11

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-916

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2020-28873?

CVE-2020-28873 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). Fluxbb 1.5.11 is affected by a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability by sending an extremely long password via the user login form. When a long password is sent, the password hashing process will resu...

How severe is CVE-2020-28873?

CVE-2020-28873 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2020-28873?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Fluxbb Fluxbb.