SB2023101731 - Denial of service in SilverStripe GraphQL
Published: October 17, 2023
Security Bulletin ID
SB2023101731
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Denial of service
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Resource exhaustion (CVE-ID: CVE-2023-40180)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to application does not properly control consumption of internal resources. A remote attacker can trigger resource exhaustion and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.
References
- https://github.com/silverstripe/silverstripe-graphql/commit/f6d5976ec4608e51184b0db1ee5b9e9a99d2501c
- https://github.com/silverstripe/silverstripe-graphql/tree/3.8#recursive-or-complex-queries
- https://docs.silverstripe.org/en/developer_guides/graphql/security_and_best_practices/recursive_or_complex_queries
- https://www.silverstripe.org/download/security-releases/CVE-2023-40180
- https://github.com/silverstripe/silverstripe-graphql/security/advisories/GHSA-v23w-pppm-jh66