CVE-2023-46118— Denial of Service by publishing large messages over the HTTP API
Quick assessment
Affected
rabbitmq rabbitmq-server
Exploitation
No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
Recommended action
Check the vendor advisory and references for a fixed version. If immediate upgrade is impossible, restrict exposure and increase monitoring.
RabbitMQ是RabbitMQ开源的一个功能丰富的多协议消息和流媒体代理。 RabbitMQ存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于HTTP API没有强制执行HTTP请求正文限制，很容易受到超大消息的拒绝服务(DoS)攻击。
Possible ATT&CK Techniques 2 AI
T1068 · Exploitation for Privilege Escalation T1499 · Endpoint Denial of Service
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2023-46118
Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
Denial of Service by publishing large messages over the HTTP API
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
RabbitMQ is a multi-protocol messaging and streaming broker. HTTP API did not enforce an HTTP request body limit, making it vulnerable for denial of service (DoS) attacks with very large messages. An authenticated user with sufficient credentials can publish a very large messages over the HTTP API and cause target node to be terminated by an "out-of-memory killer"-like mechanism. This vulnerability has been patched in versions 3.11.24 and 3.12.7.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
未加控制的资源消耗(资源穷尽)
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
RabbitMQ 资源管理错误漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
RabbitMQ是RabbitMQ开源的一个功能丰富的多协议消息和流媒体代理。 RabbitMQ存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于HTTP API没有强制执行HTTP请求正文限制，很容易受到超大消息的拒绝服务(DoS)攻击。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions | CPE | Subscribe |
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| rabbitmq | rabbitmq-server | < 3.12.7 | - |
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Vendor Advisories for CVE-2023-46118 (2)
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