Vulnerability · Published Dec 27, 2022 · Assigned by Go
CVE-2020-36568Resource exhaustion in github.com/revel/revel
High 7.5
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in github.com/revel/revel from github.com/revel/revel. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.6% (higher than 75% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)7.5High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.6%top 24.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Unsanitized input in the query parser in github.com/revel/revel before v1.0.0 allows remote attackers to cause resource exhaustion via memory allocation.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | golang-github-revel-revel | 1.0.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-36568 |
| Debian:13 | golang-github-revel-revel | 1.0.0-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-36568 |
| Go | github.com/revel/revel | 1.0.0 | GHSA-hggr-p7v6-73p5 |
| Go | github.com/revel/revel | 1.0.0 | GO-2020-0003 |
| Ubuntu:22.04:LTS | golang-github-revel-revel | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-36568 |
| Ubuntu:24.04:LTS | golang-github-revel-revel | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-36568 |
| Ubuntu:25.10 | golang-github-revel-revel | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-36568 |
| Ubuntu:26.04:LTS | golang-github-revel-revel | no fix listed | UBUNTU-CVE-2020-36568 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| github.com/revel/revel | github.com/revel/revel | 0 – before 1.0.0 |