CVE-2023-50728

Unauthenticated Denial of Service in the octokit/webhooks library

Description

octokit/webhooks is a GitHub webhook events toolset for Node.js. Starting in 9.26.0 and prior to 9.26.3, 10.9.2, 11.1.2, and 12.0.4, there is a problem caused by an issue with error handling in the @octokit/webhooks library because the error can be undefined in some cases. The resulting request was found to cause an uncaught exception that ends the nodejs process. The bug is fixed in octokit/webhooks.js 9.26.3, 10.9.2, 11.1.2, and 12.0.4, app.js 14.02, octokit.js 3.1.2, and Protobot 12.3.3.

Category

5.4
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.66%
Vendor Advisory github.com
Affected: octokit webhooks.js
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://github.com/octokit/webhooks.js/security/advisories/GHSA-pwfr-8pq7-x9qv vendor advisory
https://github.com/octokit/app.js/releases/tag/v14.0.2 release notes
https://github.com/octokit/octokit.js/releases/tag/v3.1.2 release notes
https://github.com/octokit/webhooks.js/releases/tag/v10.9.2 release notes
https://github.com/octokit/webhooks.js/releases/tag/v11.1.2 release notes
https://github.com/octokit/webhooks.js/releases/tag/v12.0.4 release notes
https://github.com/octokit/webhooks.js/releases/tag/v9.26.3 release notes
https://github.com/probot/probot/releases/tag/v12.3.3 release notes

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2023-50728?
CVE-2023-50728 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2023-50728?
To fix CVE-2023-50728, 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-2023-50728 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2023-50728 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2023-50728?
CVE-2023-50728 affects octokit webhooks.js.
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