CVE-2023-6117
M-Files REST API allows Denial of Service
A possibility of unwanted server memory consumption was detected through the obsolete functionalities in the Rest API methods of the M-Files server
before 23.11.13156.0 which allows attackers to execute DoS attacks.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
M-Files REST API allows Denial of Service
A possibility of unwanted server memory consumption was detected through the obsolete functionalities in the Rest API methods of the M-Files server
before 23.11.13156.0 which allows attackers to execute DoS attacks.
- Record
CVE-2023-6117- CVSS 3.1
- 5.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-770
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-58372
A possibility of unwanted server memory consumption was detected through the obsolete functionalities in the Rest API methods of the M-Files server
before 23.11.13156.0 which allows attackers to execute DoS attacks.
- Record
EUVD-2023-58372- CVSS 3.1
- 5.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cccf-mjv6-phwq
A possibility of unwanted server memory consumption was detected through the obsolete...
A possibility of unwanted server memory consumption was detected through the obsolete functionalities in the Rest API methods of the M-Files server
before 23.11.13156.0 which allows attackers to execute DoS attacks.
- Record
GHSA-cccf-mjv6-phwq- CVSS 3.1
- 5.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-400, CWE-770
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
A possibility of unwanted server memory consumption was detected through the obsolete functionalities in the Rest API methods of the M-Files server
before 23.11.13156.0 which allows attackers to execute DoS attacks.
- Record
CVE-2023-6117- CVSS 3.1
- 5.7 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H - 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
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-6117 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.7) in M-files Server, published November 22, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.71%, the 53rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.