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Symmetric denial of service - SMTP

Description

The server crashes with multiple requests to the SMTP service that is responsible for testing the sending of emails, since the txtEmail attribute does not validate the number of emails or characters that can be entered.

Impact

Cause a denial of service.

Recommendation

Define a character or email limit for the txtEmail field.

Threat

Authenticated Internet attacker.

Expected Remediation Time

⌚ minutes.

Score

Default score using CVSS 3.1. It may change depending on the context of the src.

Base

  • Attack vector: N
  • Attack complexity: L
  • Privileges required: L
  • User interaction: N
  • Scope: U
  • Confidentiality: N
  • Integrity: N
  • Availability: H

Temporal

  • Exploit code madurity: X
  • Remediation level: X
  • Report confidence: X

Result

  • Vector string: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:X/RL:X/RC:X
  • Score:
    • Base: 6.5
    • Temporal: 6.5
  • Severity:
    • Base: Medium
    • Temporal: Medium

Requirements

Fixes

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