countly-server: Unauthenticated Denial of Service (DoS) via Unhandled Stream Exception
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-42270 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | GitHub_M |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-10-16 16:17:23 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-10-16 20:02:37 UTC |
| Description | countly-server is the server-side part of Countly, a product analytics solution. Prior to 24.05.50 and 25.03.44, star-rating/images/ and dashboards/images/screenshots/ are among public image and screenshot routes using the local fs storage backend that call getStream and pipe filesystem streams to HTTP responses without an error listener. An unauthenticated request containing a URL-encoded dot can make createReadStream open a directory, emit an asynchronous EISDIR error, and terminate the Node.js process as an unhandled exception, allowing repeated requests to keep the analytics API unavailable. The affected routes also include /appimages/*, /memberimages/*, and */screenshots/*. This issue is fixed in versions 24.05.50 and 25.03.44. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.5 HIGH from [email protected]
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Problem Types: CWE-248 | CWE-248 CWE-248: Uncaught Exception
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Secondary | 7.5 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| 3.1 | CNA | DECLARED | 7.5 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
NoneScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Countly | Countly-server | affected < 24.05.50 | Not specified |
| CNA | Countly | Countly-server | affected >= 25.03, < 25.03.44 | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| github.com/Countly/countly-server/releases/tag/24.05.50 | [email protected] | github.com | |
| github.com/Countly/countly-server/commit/72f19bc5161117fa02a224bf9f7316b... | [email protected] | github.com | |
| github.com/Countly/countly-server/commit/f9ad31480f94ee3ccc0f12708c8804b... | [email protected] | github.com | |
| github.com/Countly/countly-server/security/advisories/GHSA-86cv-qwp9-jwp3 | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | github.com | |
| github.com/Countly/countly-server/releases/tag/25.03.44 | [email protected] | github.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
No vendor comments have been submitted for this CVE.
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