M-Files REST API allows Denial of Service

published 2023-11-22 2 y ago modified 2026-06-17 4 mo ago also EUVD-2023-58372

cvss: 5.7; version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev: Not listed; not in CISA's catalog
epss: 0.7%; EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 53%
public exploits: 0; none known

A possibility of unwanted server memory consumption was detected through the obsolete functionalities in the Rest API methods of the M-Files server

before 23.11.13156.0 which allows attackers to execute DoS attacks.

Patch / fix

fixed in 1

M-Files M-Files Server 23.11.13156.0

Exploit prediction

0.71% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 53% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).

CVSS scores

assigned by	version	score	vector
CNA	3.1	5.7	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
NVD	3.1	7.5	CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected products

M-Files M-Files Server

Classification

Weakness

CWE-770 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling

References

product.m-files.com /security-advisories/cve-2023-6117/
vendor-advisory
empower.m-files.com /security-advisories/CVE-2023-6117
vendor-advisory
m-files.com /about/trust-center/security-advisories/cve-2023-6117/

Sources

CVE List CVE-2023-6117
NVD CVE-2023-6117

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Summary