CVE-2023-45812

Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions in apollo-router

Description

The Apollo Router is a configurable, high-performance graph router written in Rust to run a federated supergraph that uses Apollo Federation. Affected versions are subject to a Denial-of-Service (DoS) type vulnerability which causes the Router to panic and terminate when a multi-part response is sent. When users send queries to the router that uses the `@defer` or Subscriptions, the Router will panic. To be vulnerable, users of Router must have a coprocessor with `coprocessor.supergraph.response` configured in their `router.yaml` and also to support either `@defer` or Subscriptions. Apollo Router version 1.33.0 has a fix for this vulnerability which was introduced in PR #4014. Users are advised to upgrade. Users unable to upgrade should avoid using the coprocessor supergraph response or disable defer and subscriptions support and continue to use the coprocessor supergraph response.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.31%
Vendor Advisory github.com
Affected: apollographql router
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Updated at:

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-45812?
CVE-2023-45812 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-45812?
To fix CVE-2023-45812, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2023-45812 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2023-45812 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2023-45812?
CVE-2023-45812 affects apollographql router.
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