Description
The Pallets Project flask version Before 0.12.3 contains a CWE-20: Improper Input Validation vulnerability in flask that can result in Large amount of memory usage possibly leading to denial of service. This attack appear to be exploitable via Attacker provides JSON data in incorrect encoding. This vulnerability appears to have been fixed in 0.12.3. NOTE: this may overlap CVE-2019-1010083.
Metrics
CVSS 3.0 7.5/10
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n/a | n/a | n/a |
References
- https://github.com/pallets/flask/pull/2691Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/pallets/flask/releases/tag/0.12.3Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00025.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190221-0001/Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4378-1/
- https://github.com/pallets/flask/pull/2691Issue Tracking, Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://github.com/pallets/flask/releases/tag/0.12.3Third Party Advisory
- https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2019/08/msg00025.html
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20190221-0001/Patch, Third Party Advisory
- https://usn.ubuntu.com/4378-1/
Timeline
- Published
- Aug 20, 2018
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified