CVE-2023-37480

LOW2.7EPSS 0.05%

Fides Webserver Vulnerable to Zip Bomb File Uploads

Published: 7/18/2023Modified: 2/18/2025

Description

### Impact The Fides webserver is vulnerable to a type of Denial of Service (DoS) attack. Attackers can exploit a weakness in the connector template upload feature to upload a malicious zip bomb file, resulting in resource exhaustion and service unavailability for all users of the Fides webserver. This vulnerability affects Fides versions `2.11.0` through `2.15.1`. Exploitation is limited to users with elevated privileges with the `CONNECTOR_TEMPLATE_REGISTER` scope, which includes root users and users with the owner role. ### Patches The vulnerability has been patched in Fides version `2.16.0`. Users are advised to upgrade to this version or later to secure their systems against this threat. ### Workarounds There is no known workaround to remediate this vulnerability without upgrading. If an attack occurs, the impact can be mitigated by manually or automatically restarting the affected container. ### References More information about this type of vulnerability can be found at the following links: - https://www.bamsoftware.com/hacks/zipbomb/ - https://python-security.readthedocs.io/security.html#archives-and-zip-bomb-cve-2019-9674

Affected packages (1)

CVSS scores

SourceVersionSeverityVector
osvCVSS 3.1LOW2.7CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

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