# Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling (CWE-770)

The product allocates a reusable resource or group of resources on behalf of an actor without imposing any restrictions on the size or number of resources that can be allocated.

**Stack:** Python

- Prevalence: Alta Frecuentemente explotada
- Impact: Medio Se recomienda revisión
- Prevention: Documentada 3 ejemplos de corrección

**OWASP:** Security Misconfiguration (A05:2021-Security Misconfiguration) - #5

## Description

Without limits on resource allocation, an attacker can consume all available resources, causing denial of service for legitimate users.

## Prevention

Estrategias de prevención para Allocation Without Limits basadas en 1 reglas de detección de Shoulder.

### Python

Add rate limiting to authentication and expensive API endpoints

## Warning Signs

- [MEDIUM] API endpoint lacks rate limiting protection
- [MEDIUM] API endpoints without rate limiting

## Consequences

- DoS: Consumo de recursos
- DoS: caída / salida / reinicio

## Mitigations

- Implementa rate limiting para todas las asignaciones de recursos
- Establece límites máximos para los pools de recursos
- Monitoriza el uso de recursos e implementa alertas

## Detection

- Total rules: 3
- Languages: javascript, typescript, python

## Rules by Language

### Python (1 rules)

- **Missing API Rate Limiting** [MEDIUM]: Detects API endpoints without rate limiting. Unprotected endpoints are
vulnerable to brute force attacks, credential stuffing, and denial of service.
Always implement rate limiting on authentication, expensive operations, and
public APIs.
  - Remediation: Add rate limiting decorator to authentication and expensive endpoints.

```python
from flask_limiter import Limiter
from flask_limiter.util import get_remote_address

limiter = Limiter(app=app, key_func=get_remote_address)

@app.route('/api/login', methods=['POST'])
@limiter.limit("5 per minute")
def login():
    user = authenticate(request.json)
    return jsonify({'token': generate_token(user)})
```

Learn more: https://shoulder.dev/learn/python/cwe-770/missing-rate-limiting