7.1
HIGH CVSS 4.0
CVE-2022-51018
PocketMine-MP before 3.26.5 Input Validation via Book Pages
Description

PocketMine-MP before 3.26.5 and 4.0.x before 4.0.5 does not limit book page text length, page count, or author/title length. A player who obtains a writable book can create oversized NBT ('book bombs'), causing excess bandwidth consumption and server crashes (exceeding the 1 MB chunk size limit when saving region-based worlds in PM3, or exceeding the 32 KiB TAG_String limit in PM4).

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 7, 2026, 1:17 p.m.

Last Modified :

Sept. 7, 2026, 1:17 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !
Affected Products

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No affected product recoded yet

CVSS Scores
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Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10
CVSS 3.1 MEDIUM [email protected]
CVSS 4.0 HIGH 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10
CVSS 4.0 HIGH [email protected]
Solution
Update PocketMine-MP to patch a denial-of-service vulnerability caused by oversized book data.
  • Update PocketMine-MP to version 3.26.5 or later.
  • Update PocketMine-MP to version 4.0.5 or later.
  • Apply relevant security patches for your version.
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2022-51018.

URL Resource
https://github.com/pmmp/PocketMine-MP/security/advisories/GHSA-p62j-hrxm-xcxf
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/pocketmine-mp-before-3.26.5-input-validation-via-book-pages
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Sep. 07, 2026

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description PocketMine-MP before 3.26.5 and 4.0.x before 4.0.5 does not limit book page text length, page count, or author/title length. A player who obtains a writable book can create oversized NBT ('book bombs'), causing excess bandwidth consumption and server crashes (exceeding the 1 MB chunk size limit when saving region-based worlds in PM3, or exceeding the 32 KiB TAG_String limit in PM4).
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-400
    Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2022/51xxx/CVE-2022-51018.json">CVE-2022-51018</a>
    Added Reference https://github.com/pmmp/PocketMine-MP/security/advisories/GHSA-p62j-hrxm-xcxf
    Added Reference https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/pocketmine-mp-before-3.26.5-input-validation-via-book-pages
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