CVE-2023-6117 (GCVE-0-2023-6117)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2023-11-22 09:56 – Updated: 2026-02-23 08:55
VLAI
Title
M-Files REST API allows Denial of Service
Summary
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.
Severity
5.7 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-770 - Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
M-Files M-Files Server Affected: 0 , < 23.11.13156.0 (custom)
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Date Public
2023-11-22 08:30
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