CVE-2023-54394
PocketMine-MP before 4.18.0-ALPHA2 Bandwidth Amplification via InventoryTransactionPacket
Description
PocketMine-MP before 4.18.0-ALPHA2 fails to rate-limit mismatch type InventoryTransactionPacket requests, allowing attackers to trigger excessive inventory synchronization. Attackers can send numerous mismatch transactions to force the server to transmit large amounts of serialized inventory data, consuming significant bandwidth without authentication.
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 9, 2026, 2:17 p.m.
Last Modified :
Sept. 9, 2026, 2:17 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
Yes !
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
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CVSS Scores
| 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 | MEDIUM | 83251b91-4cc7-4094-a5c7-464a1b83ea10 | ||||
| CVSS 4.0 | MEDIUM | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update PocketMine-MP to version 4.18.0-ALPHA2 or later.
- Implement rate limiting for InventoryTransactionPacket requests.
- Monitor network bandwidth usage.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Sep. 09, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Tag unsupported-when-assigned Added Description PocketMine-MP before 4.18.0-ALPHA2 fails to rate-limit mismatch type InventoryTransactionPacket requests, allowing attackers to trigger excessive inventory synchronization. Attackers can send numerous mismatch transactions to force the server to transmit large amounts of serialized inventory data, consuming significant bandwidth without authentication. Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/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:L Added CWE CWE-770 Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2023/54xxx/CVE-2023-54394.json">CVE-2023-54394</a> Added Reference https://github.com/pmmp/PocketMine-MP/commit/ca6d51498f12427a947467da8fcad7811418e6cc Added Reference https://github.com/pmmp/PocketMine-MP/security/advisories/GHSA-42qm-8v8m-m78c Added Reference https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/pocketmine-mp-before-4.18.0-alpha2-bandwidth-amplification-via-inventorytransactionpacket