CVE-2026-3816
Description
A security vulnerability has been detected in OWASP DefectDojo up to 2.55.4. This vulnerability affects the function input_zip.read of the file parser.py of the component SonarQubeParser/MSDefenderParser. The manipulation leads to denial of service. The attack can be initiated remotely. The exploit has been disclosed publicly and may be used. Upgrading to version 2.56.0 is able to resolve this issue. The identifier of the patch is e8f1e5131535b8fd80a7b1b3085d676295fdcd41. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
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Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| owasp | defectdojo | {"endExcluding":"2.56.0"} | 2.56.0 |
References
- https://github.com/DefectDojo/django-DefectDojo/commit/e8f1e5131535b8fd80a7b1b3085d676295fdcd41
- https://github.com/DefectDojo/django-DefectDojo/pull/14408
- https://github.com/DefectDojo/django-DefectDojo/releases/tag/2.56.0
- https://github.com/henrrrychau/cve-bug-bounty/blob/main/dfdj_zip_bomb_dos_oom/dfdj_zip_bomb_dos_oom.md
- https://github.com/henrrrychau/cve-bug-bounty/blob/main/dfdj_zip_bomb_dos_oom/dfdj_zip_bomb_dos_oom.md#supporting-materialreferences
- https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.349782
- https://vuldb.com/?id.349782
- https://vuldb.com/?submit.769524
CWEs
CWE-404 CWE-1284
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Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.