CVE-2026-41309
Versions prior to 9.0 are vulnerable to resource exhaustion.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.37%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Open Source Social Network (OSSN) is open-source social networking software developed in PHP. Versions prior to 9.0 are vulnerable to resource exhaustion. An attacker can upload a specially crafted image with extreme pixel dimensions (e.g., $10000 \times 10000$ pixels). While the compressed file size on disk may be small, the server attempts to allocate significant memory and CPU cycles during the decompression and resizing process, leading to a Denial of Service (DoS) condition. It is highly recommended to upgrade to OSSN 9.0. This version introduces stricter validation of image dimensions and improved resource management during the processing phase. Those who cannot upgrade immediately can mitigate the risk by adjusting their `php.ini` settings to strictly limit `memory_limit` and `max_execution_time` and/or implementing a client-side and server-side check on image headers to reject files exceeding reasonable pixel dimensions (e.g., $4000 \times 4000$ pixels) before processing begins.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.2 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.37% probability · 30th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-400, CWE-770
- Source
- security-advisories@github.com
References
- https://github.com/opensource-socialnetwork/opensource-socialnetwork/commit/12357113b3be189da7f6e429979a464e4f982117
- https://github.com/opensource-socialnetwork/opensource-socialnetwork/issues/2535
- https://github.com/opensource-socialnetwork/opensource-socialnetwork/security/advisories/GHSA-72qf-xrcw-fhr2
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.