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CVE-2023-5289

A public proof of concept exists; no exploitation attested.

  • Published2023-09-29
  • Fixed in2.8.4
  • WeaknessCWE-770

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Description

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

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2023-09-2914:15CVE publishedNVD

Versions per branch

NVD · OSV
Ikus-soft rdiffweb
BranchAffectedFixed in
2.8< 2.8.42.8.4

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Products declared by the CNA1 product

As @huntrdev, the CNA that assigned this CVE, declared them in the CVE record; versions as written.

  • ikus060/rdiffweb
    Affected
    • < 2.8.4fixed in 2.8.4custom

Source: the CNA record (CVE Program), © The MITRE Corporation,CVE Terms of UseCVE recordupdated 2023-09-29

Fix

  1. Update Ikus-soft rdiffweb to 2.8.4

Advisories and patches

Detection

Nuclei template
none so far
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof of concept
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

  • CISA-ADPSSVC decisionpoc2024-09-23
  • NVDCVSS 3.18.8read 2026-10-23
  • CNACVSS 3.07.1known since 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-770known since 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score0.8 %2026-11-08
  • OSVaffected packages—
  • GitHub AdvisoriesadvisoryHIGH2023-09-29

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2023-09-29
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified
GitHub Advisory
GHSA-c4rv-2j6x-pq7x

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-5289?

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

Is CVE-2023-5289 actively exploited?

A proof-of-concept exploit exists for CVE-2023-5289, but active exploitation has not been confirmed at this time.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2023-5289?

CVE-2023-5289 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH severity), with vector string CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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