CVE-2025-0704
CVE-2025-0704 — JoeyBling bootplus QrCodeController.java qrCode resource consumption
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in JoeyBling bootplus up to 247d5f6c209be1a5cf10cd0fa18e1d8cc63cf55d. Affected is the function qrCode of the file src/main/java/io/github/controller/QrCodeController.java. The manipulation of the argument w/h leads to resource consumption. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. This product is using a rolling release to provide continious delivery. Therefore, no version details for affected nor updated releases are available.
Published Updated Sources: cvelistV5, VulDB
Triage
Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the scoring sources call it.
Exploitation
Unreported
no source claims exploitation
EPSS
1%
chance of exploitation in 30 days
CVSS base
5.3
MEDIUM
CISA SSVC assessment
Three decision points CISA publishes for the CVEs it assesses · SSVC 2.0.3. A stakeholder decision, not a severity score.
Exploitation
PoC
none · proof-of-concept · active
Automatable
Yes
can an attacker script all four kill-chain steps
Technical impact
Partial
partial · total control of the vulnerable component
Affected scope
The catalog records vendors and products as separate lists, not pairs, so which product belongs to which vendor is not something this page can say.
Vendors (1)
Products (1)
Every base score collected
Sources score independently and disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.
| Score | Version | Severity | Expl. | Impact | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5.3 | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | — | — | cvelistV5 |
Weakness & attack patterns
- CWE-400
- CWE-404
Attack patterns reported against this CVE. The ATT&CK techniques below are inferred from its weakness class.
- T1499Endpoint Denial of Service
- T1498.001Network Denial of Service: Direct Network Flood
- T1499.003Endpoint Denial of Service: Application Exhaustion Flood
Detection
Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not rules we have tested.
- Search application, proxy, and WAF logs for requests touching /main/java/io/github/controller/QrCodeController.java, /h.
References
5 on the record
- vuldb.com/?id.293232
vdb-entry, technical-description
- vuldb.com/?ctiid.293232
signature, permissions-required
- vuldb.com/?submit.480843
third-party-advisory
- github.com/JoeyBling/bootplus/issues/26
issue-tracking
- github.com/JoeyBling/bootplus/issues/26#issue-2786934642
exploit, issue-tracking
Elsewhere on this site
Not in any source we poll
Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.
- No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
- No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
- No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.