CVE-2023-37480
LowCVSS 2.7Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk42th percentile — higher than 42% of all known CVEs
Summary
Fides is an open-source privacy engineering platform that is vulnerable to a Denial of Service (DoS) attack through the upload of a malicious zip bomb file. Versions of Fides from `2.11.0` to `2.15.1` are affected by this vulnerability, which requires elevated privileges to exploit.
Risk Assessment
Attackers can cause resource exhaustion and service unavailability for all users of the Fides webserver, potentially leading to significant disruptions in organizational operations.
Recommendation
It is recommended to upgrade to Fides version `2.16.0` or later to secure systems against this threat. In the event of an attack, the impact can be mitigated by manually or automatically restarting the affected container.
Original NVD description (English source)
Fides is an open-source privacy engineering platform for managing data privacy requests and privacy regulations. 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. 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. 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.