CVE-2024-52796
MEDIUMRubygems Pwpush < 1.49.0 - Resource Allocation Without Limits
Title source: ruleDescription
Password Pusher, an open source application to communicate sensitive information over the web, comes with a configurable rate limiter. In versions prior to v1.49.0, the rate limiter could be bypassed by forging proxy headers allowing bad actors to send unlimited traffic to the site potentially causing a denial of service. In v1.49.0, a fix was implemented to only authorize proxies on local IPs which resolves this issue. As a workaround, one may add rules to one's proxy and/or firewall to not accept external proxy headers such as `X-Forwarded-*` from clients.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://github.com/pglombardo/PasswordPusher/security/advisories/GHSA-ffp2-8p2h-4m5j
Various Sources x_refsource_misc
https://docs.pwpush.com/docs/proxies/#trusted-proxies
Release Notes x_refsource_misc
https://github.com/pglombardo/PasswordPusher/releases/tag/v1.49.0
Scores
CVSS v3
5.3
EPSS
0.0011
EPSS Percentile
29.7%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-770
Status
published
Products (2)
pglombardo/PasswordPusher
< 1.49.0
rubygems/pwpush
0 - 1.49.0RubyGems
Published
Nov 20, 2024
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026