OpenShift GraphQL Batching DoS: Thousands of Aliases
CVE-2024-50311 Published on October 22, 2024
Graphql: denial of service (dos) vulnerability via graphql batching
A denial of service (DoS) vulnerability was found in OpenShift. This flaw allows attackers to exploit the GraphQL batching functionality. The vulnerability arises when multiple queries can be sent within a single request, enabling an attacker to submit a request containing thousands of aliases in one query. This issue causes excessive resource consumption, leading to application unavailability for legitimate users.
Vulnerability Analysis
CVE-2024-50311 can be exploited with network access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have no impact on confidentiality and integrity, and a high impact on availability.
Timeline
Reported to Red Hat.
Made public.
Weakness Type
Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
The software 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, in violation of the intended security policy for that actor.
Products Associated with CVE-2024-50311
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Affected Versions
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4.18:- Version v4.18.0-202502110632.p0.g24ccf7a.assembly.stream.el9 and below * is unaffected.
Exploit Probability
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