#VU82551 Resource exhaustion in RabbitMQ Server - CVE-2023-46118

Vulnerability identifier: #VU82551

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2023-46118

CWE-ID: CWE-400

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
RabbitMQ Server
Server applications / Other server solutions

Vendor: VMware, Inc

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources within the HTTP API. A remote administrator can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

RabbitMQ Server: 3.11.5 - 3.11.23, 3.12.0 rc.1 - 3.12.6

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External links
https://github.com/rabbitmq/rabbitmq-server/security/advisories/GHSA-w6cq-9cf4-gqpg

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated privileged user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.