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FastAsyncWorldEdit vulnerable to Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Type: advisorySources: OSV

FastAsyncWorldEdit (FAWE) is designed for efficient world editing. This vulnerability enables the attacker to select a region with the `Infinity` keyword (case-sensitive!) and executes any operation. This has a possibility of bringing the performing server down. This issue has been fixed in version 2.6.3.

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CVEs
CVE-2023-35925
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8 Nov 2026, 01:04 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

FastAsyncWorldEdit vulnerable to Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

core-osv · Original source

Published 23 Jun 2023, 15:07 UTC

FastAsyncWorldEdit (FAWE) is designed for efficient world editing. This vulnerability enables the attacker to select a region with the `Infinity` keyword (case-sensitive!) and executes any operation. This has a possibility of bringing the performing server down. This issue has been fixed in version 2.6.3.

osv:CVE-2023-35925
Complete source record
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