CVE-2026-3816

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.

CVSS v3 4.3 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 4.0 MEDIUM

4.3^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact LOW

Scope UNCHANGED

4.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : MEDIUM

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:N/A:P

Exploitability : 8.0 / Impact : 2.9

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication SINGLE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact PARTIAL

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/DefectDojo/django-DefectDojo/commit/e8f1e5131535b8fd80a7b1b3085d676295fdcd41	Patch
https://github.com/DefectDojo/django-DefectDojo/pull/14408	Issue Tracking Patch
https://github.com/DefectDojo/django-DefectDojo/releases/tag/2.56.0	Release Notes
https://github.com/henrrrychau/cve-bug-bounty/blob/main/dfdj_zip_bomb_dos_oom/dfdj_zip_bomb_dos_oom.md	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/henrrrychau/cve-bug-bounty/blob/main/dfdj_zip_bomb_dos_oom/dfdj_zip_bomb_dos_oom.md#supporting-materialreferences	Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://vuldb.com/?ctiid.349782	Permissions Required VDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/?id.349782	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
https://vuldb.com/?submit.769524	Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:owasp:defectdojo:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-03-09 11:16

Updated : 2026-03-10 19:55

NVD link : CVE-2026-3816

Mitre link : CVE-2026-3816

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-3816

JSON object : View

Products Affected

owasp

defectdojo

CWE

CWE-404

Improper Resource Shutdown or Release

CWE-1284

Improper Validation of Specified Quantity in Input

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