Kurz gesagt
- CVE-2025-53633 ist eine Schwachstelle (KRITISCH (CVSS 9.8)) in github.com/ctfer-io/chall-manager, chall-manager (ctfer-io).
- Wahrscheinlichkeit einer Ausnutzung in den nächsten 30 Tagen (EPSS): 0.53%, höher als bei 44.7% aller Schwachstellen.
- Abhilfe: auf 0.1.4 oder neuer aktualisieren.
Description
Impact
When decoding a scenario (i.e. a zip archive), the size of the decoded content is not checked, potentially leading to zip bombs decompression.
Exploitation does not require authentication nor authorization, so anyone can exploit it. It should nonetheless not be exploitable as it is highly recommended to bury Chall-Manager deep within the infrastructure due to its large capabilities, so no users could reach the system.
Patches
Patch has been implemented by commit 14042aa and shipped in v0.1.4.
Workarounds
No workaround exist.
References
N/A.
NVD description
Chall-Manager is a platform-agnostic system able to start Challenges on Demand of a player. When decoding a scenario (i.e. a zip archive), the size of the decoded content is not checked, potentially leading to zip bombs decompression. Exploitation does not require authentication nor authorization, so anyone can exploit it. It should nonetheless not be exploitable as it is highly recommended to bury Chall-Manager deep within the infrastructure due to its large capabilities, so no users could reach the system. Patch has been implemented by commit 14042aa and shipped in v0.1.4.
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