CVE-2026-3816
CVE-2026-3816 — OWASP DefectDojo SonarQubeParser/MSDefenderParser parser.py input_zip.read denial of service
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.
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
4.3
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
No
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.3 | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM | — | — | cvelistV5 |
Weakness & attack patterns
- CWE-404
Attack patterns reported against this CVE. The ATT&CK techniques below are inferred from its weakness class.
- T1498.001Network Denial of Service: Direct Network Flood
- T1499Endpoint Denial of Service
- 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 /MSDefenderParser.
References
8 on the record
- vuldb.com/?id.349782
vdb-entry, technical-description
- vuldb.com/?ctiid.349782
signature, permissions-required
- vuldb.com/?submit.769524
third-party-advisory
- github.com/henrrrychau/cve-bug-bounty/blob/main/dfdj_zip_bomb_dos_oom/dfdj_zip_bomb_dos_oom.md
related
- github.com/DefectDojo/django-DefectDojo/pull/14408
issue-tracking, patch
- github.com/henrrrychau/cve-bug-bounty/blob/main/dfdj_zip_bomb_dos_oom/dfdj_zip_bomb_dos_oom.md#supporting-materialreferences
exploit
- github.com/DefectDojo/django-DefectDojo/commit/e8f1e5131535b8fd80a7b1b3085d676295fdcd41
patch
- github.com/DefectDojo/django-DefectDojo/releases/tag/2.56.0
patch
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.