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CVE-2020-28873
Fluxbb 1.5.11 is affected by a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability by sending an extremely long password via the user login form.
Impact
Fluxbb 1.5.11 is affected by a denial of service (DoS) vulnerability by sending an extremely long password via the user login form. When a long password is sent, the password hashing process will result in CPU and memory exhaustion on the server.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| Fluxbb | Fluxbb | Version 1.5.11 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- https://www.acunetix.com/vulnerabilities/web/long-password-denial-of-service/#:~:text=By%20sending%20a%20very%20long%2Ca%20vulnerable%20password%20hashing%20implementation
- https://www.acunetix.com/vulnerabilities/web/long-password-denial-of-service/#:~:text=By%20sending%20a%20very%20long%2Ca%20vulnerable%20password%20hashing%20implementation