CVE-2020-36568
Resource exhaustion in github.com/revel/revel
Unsanitized input in the query parser in github.com/revel/revel before v1.0.0 allows remote attackers to cause resource exhaustion via memory allocation.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
Unsanitized input in the query parser in github.com/revel/revel before v1.0.0 allows remote attackers to cause resource exhaustion via memory allocation.
- Record
CVE-2020-36568- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-770
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List
Resource exhaustion in github.com/revel/revel
Unsanitized input in the query parser in github.com/revel/revel before v1.0.0 allows remote attackers to cause resource exhaustion via memory allocation.
- Record
CVE-2020-36568- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-7647
Unsanitized input in the query parser in github.com/revel/revel before v1.0.0 allows remote attackers to cause resource exhaustion via memory allocation.
- Record
EUVD-2022-7647- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-hggr-p7v6-73p5
revel is vulnerable to resource exhaustion
Unsanitized input in the query parser in github.com/revel/revel before v1.0.0 allows remote attackers to cause resource exhaustion via memory allocation.
- Record
GHSA-hggr-p7v6-73p5- CVSS 3.1
- 6.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-400, CWE-770
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Unsanitized input in the query parser in github.com/revel/revel before v1.0.0 allows remote attackers to cause resource exhaustion via memory allocation.
- Record
CVE-2020-36568- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2020-36568
Unsanitized input in the query parser in github.com/revel/revel before v1.0.0 allows remote attackers to cause resource exhaustion via memory allocation.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2020-36568- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-hggr-p7v6-73p5
revel is vulnerable to resource exhaustion
Unsanitized input in the query parser in github.com/revel/revel before v1.0.0 allows remote attackers to cause resource exhaustion via memory allocation.
- Record
GHSA-hggr-p7v6-73p5- CVSS 3.1
- 6.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-400, CWE-770
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2020-36568
Unsanitized input in the query parser in github.com/revel/revel before v1.0.0 allows remote attackers to cause resource exhaustion via memory allocation.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2020-36568- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGO-2020-0003 No score
Resource exhaustion in github.com/revel/revel
An attacker can cause an application that accepts slice parameters (https://revel.github.io/manual/parameters.html#slices) to allocate large amounts of memory and crash through manipulating the request query sent to the application.
- Record
GO-2020-0003- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
github.com/revel/revelGo |
before 1.0.0 | 1.0.0 |
golang-github-revel-revelDebian:12 |
before 1.0.0-1 | 1.0.0-1 |
golang-github-revel-revelDebian:13 |
before 1.0.0-1 | 1.0.0-1 |
golang-github-revel-revelUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.12.0+dfsg-1 |
None known |
golang-github-revel-revelUbuntu:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.12.0+dfsg-20.12.0+dfsg-30.12.0+dfsg-4 |
None known |
golang-github-revel-revelUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 0.12.0+dfsg-4 |
None known |
golang-github-revel-revelUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.0.0-2 |
None known |
golang-github-revel-revelUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.0.0-21.0.0-3 |
None known |
golang-github-revel-revelUbuntu:25.10 |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.0.0-3 |
None known |
golang-github-revel-revelUbuntu:26.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.0.0-3 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-36568 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Github.com/revel/revel, published April 14, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.56%, the 75th percentile. Fixed in github.com/revel/revel 1.0.0.