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CVE-2024-54016

compression bomb attack in Apache Seata Server

No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 50th percentile. Fixed in 2.3.0.

CVSS 3.14.3MediumEPSS percentile50th0.6% chance in 30 daysCISA KEVNot listedNo confirmed exploitation
No public exploit knownFix2.3.0Upgrade to this build

Published Updated Sources: CVE.org, NVD, GitHub, BDU

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What to do

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  • Apache Software Foundation Apache SeataAffected: ≤ <=2.2.0Upgrade to: after <=2.2.0Stated by: CVE record
  • Maven org.apache.seata:seata-parentAffected: ≥ 2.0.0, < 2.3.0Upgrade to: 2.3.0Stated by: GitHub advisory
  • Apache SeataAffected: ≥ 2.0.0, < 2.3.0Upgrade to: 2.3.0Stated by: NVD

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What it is

From the CVE record

Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification) vulnerability in Apache Seata (incubating). This issue affects Apache Seata (incubating): through <=2.2.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.3.0, which fixes the issue.

In plain language

No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.

Exploitation

Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.

EPSS50th
CISA KEV

Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.

Public exploits

No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.

EPSS

0.6% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 50th percentile of scored CVEs.

Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.

Lifecycle

4 events over 12 days, from the signal feeds we watch.

  1. Patch availablerecord updated
  2. Publishedweakness classified

Affected products

Technical detail

CVSS 3.1 vector

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CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Scored 4.3 by NVD.

How it is reached

  • Attack Vector NetworkExploitable remotely over the network without any special conditions
  • Attack Complexity LowNo special conditions — the attack can be reliably reproduced
  • Privileges Required LowRequires basic user-level privileges
  • User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation

Scope

  • Scope UnchangedImpact is limited to the vulnerable component itself

Impact if exploited

  • Confidentiality NoneNo confidentiality impact
  • Integrity NoneNo integrity impact
  • Availability LowReduced performance or intermittent disruption of service

Weaknesses

Sources

References in the record

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