7.5
HIGH
CVE-2023-40180
Silverstripe GraphQL - Recursive GraphQL Query Remote Denial of Service
Description

silverstripe-graphql is a package which serves Silverstripe data in GraphQL representations. An attacker could use a recursive graphql query to execute a Distributed Denial of Service attack (DDOS attack) against a website. This mostly affects websites with publicly exposed graphql schemas. If your Silverstripe CMS project does not expose a public facing graphql schema, a user account is required to trigger the DDOS attack. If your site is hosted behind a content delivery network (CDN), such as Imperva or CloudFlare, this may further mitigate the risk. This issue has been addressed in versions 3.8.2, 4.1.3, 4.2.5, 4.3.4, and 5.0.3. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 16, 2023, 7:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 23, 2023, 2:21 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2023-40180 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Silverstripe graphql

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2023-40180 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 23, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://docs.silverstripe.org/en/developer_guides/graphql/security_and_best_practices/recursive_or_complex_queries No Types Assigned https://docs.silverstripe.org/en/developer_guides/graphql/security_and_best_practices/recursive_or_complex_queries Mitigation
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/silverstripe/silverstripe-graphql/commit/f6d5976ec4608e51184b0db1ee5b9e9a99d2501c No Types Assigned https://github.com/silverstripe/silverstripe-graphql/commit/f6d5976ec4608e51184b0db1ee5b9e9a99d2501c Patch
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/silverstripe/silverstripe-graphql/security/advisories/GHSA-v23w-pppm-jh66 No Types Assigned https://github.com/silverstripe/silverstripe-graphql/security/advisories/GHSA-v23w-pppm-jh66 Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/silverstripe/silverstripe-graphql/tree/3.8#recursive-or-complex-queries No Types Assigned https://github.com/silverstripe/silverstripe-graphql/tree/3.8#recursive-or-complex-queries Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.silverstripe.org/download/security-releases/CVE-2023-40180 No Types Assigned https://www.silverstripe.org/download/security-releases/CVE-2023-40180 Vendor Advisory
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:silverstripe:graphql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 3.0.0 up to (excluding) 3.8.2 *cpe:2.3:a:silverstripe:graphql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.0.0 up to (excluding) 4.1.3 *cpe:2.3:a:silverstripe:graphql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.2.0 up to (excluding) 4.2.5 *cpe:2.3:a:silverstripe:graphql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 4.3.0 up to (excluding) 4.3.4 *cpe:2.3:a:silverstripe:graphql:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 5.0.0 up to (excluding) 5.0.3
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2023-40180 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.12 }} 0.02%

score

0.47754

percentile

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