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PYSEC-2026-3626

HighCVSS 7.5 / 10
Published Aug 10, 2026·Last modified Aug 10, 2026
Affected Components(1)
PyPI logoaiosend
< 3.0.7
Description

Summary

WebhookHandler.feed_update() deserializes the entire request body before verifying the HMAC signature. This allows an unauthenticated attacker to force expensive parsing of arbitrary JSON payloads that will ultimately be rejected, leading to unnecessary CPU and memory consumption.

Severity

High (CVSS 7.5)

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Package

  • Ecosystem: PyPI
  • Package: aiosend

Affected Versions

  • < 3.0.6

Patched Versions

  • >= 3.0.6

Details

In aiosend/webhook/base.py, WebhookHandler.feed_update() performs full Pydantic deserialization before validating the webhook signature:

update = Update.model_validate(body, context={"client": self})
if not self._check_signature(body, headers):
    return False

Because authentication occurs only after parsing, anyone can send arbitrarily large JSON payloads with an invalid signature. Although the request is rejected, the server still performs all parsing work.

Additionally, CryptoPayObject is configured with:

ConfigDict(extra="allow")

allowing arbitrary extra fields to be retained in memory, increasing resource consumption.

Impact

An unauthenticated attacker can repeatedly send large invalid webhook requests, forcing the server to consume CPU time and memory before rejecting them.

This results in a pre-authentication denial-of-service condition affecting all webhook integrations.

Affected Components

  • aiosend/webhook/base.py
  • aiosend/types/base.py
  • AiohttpManager
  • FastAPIManager
  • FlaskManager

Workarounds

Until upgrading:

  • Restrict request body size at the reverse proxy or web framework.
  • Rate-limit webhook endpoints.
  • Reject oversized requests before JSON parsing.

Solution

Upgrade to aiosend 3.0.6 or later.

CWE

  • CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
Risk Scores
Base Score
7.5

The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker does not need any special privileges or access rights. No user interaction is needed for the attacker to exploit this vulnerability. The impact is confined to the system where the vulnerability exists. There is a high impact on the availability of the system.

Threat Intelligence
6.9

Exploitation attempts have been detected. Elevated vigilance and prompt remediation are advised.

EPSS
0.35%

The exploit probability is very low. The vulnerability is unlikely to be exploited in the next 30 days.

Exploit
Not available

We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.

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