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CVE-2023-25171

Published: Feb 15, 2023

Modified: Mar 10, 2025

PUBLISHED

CVSS v3.1

7.5

HIGH

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.

Vendor	Product	Versions
kiwitcms	kiwi	affected `12.0 - < 12.0`

Weaknesses (CWE)

CVSS v3.1 Details

CVSS v3.1 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

References

https://kiwitcms.org/blog/kiwi-tcms-team/2023/02/15/kiwi-tcms-120/

https://huntr.dev/bounties/3b712cb6-3fa3-4f71-8562-7a7016c6262e

https://github.com/kiwitcms/Kiwi/security/advisories/GHSA-7j9h-3jxf-3vrf

https://github.com/kiwitcms/Kiwi/commit/761305d04f5910ba14cc04d1255a8f1afdbb87f3

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