CVE-2026-8468
Published:May 14, 2026
Updated:May 25, 2026
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling vulnerability in plug_project plug allows denial of service via unbounded buffer accumulation in multipart header parsing.
'Elixir.Plug.Conn':read_part_headers/2 in lib/plug/conn.ex does not obey its :length parameter. There is no upper bound on the size of the accumulated buffer. By contrast, the sibling function read_part_body has an explicit byte_size(acc) > length guard that stops accumulation once a limit is reached. No such guard exists in read_part_headers. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exhaust server memory by sending a crafted multipart/form-data request, causing a denial of service.
This issue affects plug from 1.4.0 before 1.15.4, 1.16.3, 1.17.1, 1.18.2, and 1.19.2.
Affected Packages
https://github.com/elixir-plug/plug.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v1.18.0 <v1.18.2Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v1.18.2https://github.com/elixir-plug/plug.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v1.16.0 <v1.16.3Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v1.16.3https://github.com/elixir-plug/plug.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) >=v1.4.0 <v1.15.4Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v1.15.4https://github.com/elixir-plug/plug.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) =v1.17.0 <v1.17.1Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v1.17.1https://github.com/elixir-plug/plug.git (GITHUB):
Affected version(s) =v1.19.1 <v1.19.2Fix Suggestion:
Update to version v1.19.2plug (HEX):
Affected version(s) =1.17.0 <1.17.1Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 1.17.1plug (HEX):
Affected version(s) >=1.18.0 <1.18.2Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 1.18.2plug (HEX):
Affected version(s) >=1.4.0 <1.15.4Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 1.15.4plug (HEX):
Affected version(s) >=1.16.0 <1.16.3Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 1.16.3plug (HEX):
Affected version(s) >=1.19.0 <1.19.2Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 1.19.2Related Resources (11)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
8.2
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
PRESENT
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
NONE
Vulnerable System Integrity
NONE
Vulnerable System Availability
HIGH
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
7.5
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Weakness Type (CWE)
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
EPSS
Base Score:
0.27