Fides Webserver Vulnerable to Zip Bomb File Uploads
### Impact The Fides webserver is vulnerable to a type of Denial of Service (DoS) attack. Attackers can exploit a weakness in the connector template upload feature to upload a malicious zip bomb file, resulting in resource exhaustion and service unavailability for all users of the Fides webserver. This vulnerability affects Fides versions `2.11.0` through `2.15.1`. Exploitation is limited to users with elevated privileges with the `CONNECTOR_TEMPLATE_REGISTER` scope, which includes root users and users with the owner role. ### Patches The vulnerability has been patched in Fides version `2.16.0`. Users are advised to upgrade to this version or later to secure their systems against this threat. ### Workarounds There is no known workaround to remediate this vulnerability without upgrading. If an attack occurs, the impact can be mitigated by manually or automatically restarting the affected container. ### References More information about this type of vulnerability can be found at the following links: - https://www.bamsoftware.com/hacks/zipbomb/ - https://python-security.readthedocs.io/security.html#archives-and-zip-bomb-cve-2019-9674
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Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2023-37480US | medium4.9 | — | ||
Fides is an open-source privacy engineering platform for managing data privacy requests and privacy regulations. The Fides webserver is vulnerable to a type of Denial of Service (D… | ||||
references
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://github.com/ethyca/fidesPACKAGE
- https://github.com/ethyca/fides/commit/5aea738463960d81821c11ae7ade1d627a46bf32WEB
- https://github.com/ethyca/fides/releases/tag/2.16.0WEB
- https://github.com/ethyca/fides/security/advisories/GHSA-g95c-2jgm-hqc6WEB
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-37480ADVISORY
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