Vulnerability · Published Mar 20, 2025 · Assigned by apache

CVE-2024-54016compression bomb attack in Apache Seata Server

Medium 4.3

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Apache Seata (incubating) from Apache Software Foundation. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.6% (higher than 51% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)4.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.6%top 48.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Improper Handling of Highly Compressed Data (Data Amplification) vulnerability in Apache Seata (incubating). This issue affects Apache Seata (incubating): through <=2.2.0. Users are recommended to upgrade to version 2.3.0, which fixes the issue.

Affected packages & fixed versions

EcosystemPackageFixed inAdvisory
Mavenorg.apache.seata:seata-parent2.3.0GHSA-65vg-64g8-mwjr

Affected products (as reported)

VendorProductVersions
Apache Software Foundation Apache Seata (incubating) 0 – through <=2.2.0

Weakness: CWE-409 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

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