CVE-2023-26248
MEDIUMgo-libp2p-kad-dht <= 0.20.0 - Content Censorship via Sybil Peer ID Hijacking
Title source: llmDescription
The Kademlia DHT (go-libp2p-kad-dht 0.20.0 and earlier) used in IPFS (0.18.1 and earlier) assigns routing information for content (i.e., information about who holds the content) to be stored by peers whose peer IDs have a small DHT distance from the content ID. This allows an attacker to censor content by generating many Sybil peers whose peer IDs have a small distance from the content ID, thus hijacking the content resolution process.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Various Sources
https://arxiv.org/abs/2307.12212
Scores
CVSS v3
5.3
EPSS
0.0020
EPSS Percentile
10.1%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-352
Status
published
Products (1)
libp2p/go-libp2p-kad-dht
0Go
Published
Oct 25, 2024
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026