CVEvulnerability
CVE-2023-25171
5.9 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2023-02-15
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 7.5 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 5.9 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-770
Description
Kiwi TCMS, an open source test management system, does not impose rate limits in versions prior to 12.0. This makes it easier to attempt denial-of-service attacks against the Password reset page. An attacker could potentially send a large number of emails if they know the email addresses of users in Kiwi TCMS. Additionally that may strain SMTP resources. Users should upgrade to v12.0 or later to receive a patch. As potential workarounds, users may install and configure a rate-limiting proxy in front of Kiwi TCMS and/or configure rate limits on their email server when possible.
Affected configurations
• kiwitcms kiwi tcms (< 12.0)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-770 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling weakness
References
- https://github.com/kiwitcms/Kiwi/commit/761305d04f5910ba14cc04d1255a8f1afdbb87f3 Patch
- https://github.com/kiwitcms/Kiwi/security/advisories/GHSA-7j9h-3jxf-3vrf Vendor Advisory
- https://huntr.dev/bounties/3b712cb6-3fa3-4f71-8562-7a7016c6262e Permissions Required
- https://kiwitcms.org/blog/kiwi-tcms-team/2023/02/15/kiwi-tcms-120/ Release Notes
- https://github.com/kiwitcms/Kiwi/commit/761305d04f5910ba14cc04d1255a8f1afdbb87f3 Patch
- https://github.com/kiwitcms/Kiwi/security/advisories/GHSA-7j9h-3jxf-3vrf Vendor Advisory
- https://huntr.dev/bounties/3b712cb6-3fa3-4f71-8562-7a7016c6262e Permissions Required
- https://kiwitcms.org/blog/kiwi-tcms-team/2023/02/15/kiwi-tcms-120/ Release Notes