CVE-2023-5289
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in ikus060/rdiffweb
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitHub repository ikus060/rdiffweb prior to 2.8.4.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in ikus060/rdiffweb
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitHub repository ikus060/rdiffweb prior to 2.8.4.
- Record
CVE-2023-5289- CVSS 3.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-770
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-0221
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitHub repository ikus060/rdiffweb prior to 2.8.4.
- Record
EUVD-2023-0221- CVSS 3.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-c4rv-2j6x-pq7x
Rdiffweb Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitHub repository ikus060/rdiffweb prior to 2.8.4.
- Record
GHSA-c4rv-2j6x-pq7x- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-770
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitHub repository ikus060/rdiffweb prior to 2.8.4.
- Record
CVE-2023-5289- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-770
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in ikus060/rdiffweb
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitHub repository ikus060/rdiffweb prior to 2.8.4.
- Record
CVE-2023-5289- CVSS 3.0
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-770
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-c4rv-2j6x-pq7x
Rdiffweb Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitHub repository ikus060/rdiffweb prior to 2.8.4.
- Record
GHSA-c4rv-2j6x-pq7x- CVSS 4.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N - CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-770
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVPYSEC-2023-186
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling in GitHub repository ikus060/rdiffweb prior to 2.8.4.
- Record
PYSEC-2023-186- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
rdiffwebPyPI |
before 2.8.4 | 2.8.4 |
rdiffwebPyPI |
before 2.8.4, plus listed versions 0.10.00.10.20.10.30.10.40.10.5 Show 45 moreShow less0.10.60.10.70.10.80.10.90.9.2.dev10.9.30.9.40.9.51.0.01.0.0a11.0.0a21.0.0a31.0.0a41.0.11.0.21.0.31.1.01.2.01.2.11.2.21.3.01.3.11.3.1b11.3.1b21.3.21.4.01.4.0b11.4.0b21.4.0b31.4.0b41.4.0b51.4.1b11.4.1b21.4.1b31.5.01.5.1b11.5.1b21.6.0b12.0.1b22.0.1b32.0.22.0.3a12.0.3a22.0.3a32.0.3a4 |
2.8.4 |
rdiffwebPyPI |
before 2.8.4, plus listed versions 0.10.00.10.20.10.30.10.40.10.5 Show 45 moreShow less0.10.60.10.70.10.80.10.90.9.2.dev10.9.30.9.40.9.51.0.01.0.0a11.0.0a21.0.0a31.0.0a41.0.11.0.21.0.31.1.01.2.01.2.11.2.21.3.01.3.11.3.1b11.3.1b21.3.21.4.01.4.0b11.4.0b21.4.0b31.4.0b41.4.0b51.4.1b11.4.1b21.4.1b31.5.01.5.1b11.5.1b21.6.0b12.0.1b22.0.1b32.0.22.0.3a12.0.3a22.0.3a32.0.3a4 |
2.8.4 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-5289 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Ikus-soft Rdiffweb, published September 29, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.78%, the 55th percentile. Fixed in rdiffweb 2.8.4.
References
huntr.dev/bounties/8d0e0804-d3fd-49fe-bfa4-7a91135767ce
github.com/ikus060/rdiffweb/commit/06f89b43469aae70e8833e55192721523f86c5a2
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-5289
Left out here: 156 versions. The JSON record has them.