CVE-2023-34623

jtidy: denial of service via crafted object that uses cyclic dependencies

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Published Jun 14, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 7.5 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

An issue was discovered jtidy thru r938 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or other unspecified impacts via crafted object that uses cyclic dependencies.

Affected Products

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:jtidy_project:jtidy:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2023-38668	An issue was discovered jtidy thru r938 allows attackers to cause a denial of service or other unspecified impacts via crafted object that uses cyclic dependencies.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.866% probability within 30 days)

Exploitation poc

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/trajano/jtidy/issues/4
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-34623
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-34623

History

Jan 3, 2025 4:15 PM Scoring metrics updated View changes

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Jtidy Project Jtidy

Weaknesses

Sources

CVE record Updated: Jan 3, 2025, 3:18 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jun 14, 2023, 12:00 AM
Updated: Jan 3, 2025, 3:18 PM
Reserved: Jun 7, 2023, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 4:17 PM

Updated: Aug 2, 2024, 4:17 PM

NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 6:03 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Jun 14, 2023, 2:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 6:03 AM

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Red Hat Updated: Jun 14, 2023, 12:00 AM

Severity: Important
Public date: Jun 14, 2023, 12:00 AM

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