Vulnerability in Dgraph
CVE-2023-31135
Dgraph is an open source distributed GraphQL database. Existing Dgraph audit logs are vulnerable to brute force attacks due to nonce collisions. The first 12 bytes come from a baseIv which is initialized when an audit log is created. The last 4 bytes come from the length of the log line being encrypted. This is problematic because two log lines will often have the same length, so due to these collisions we are reusing the same nonce many times. All audit logs generated by versions of Dgraph <v23.0.0 are affected. Attackers must have access to the system the logs are stored on. Dgraph users should upgrade to v23.0.0. Users unable to upgrade should store existing audit logs in a secure location and for extra security, encrypt using an external tool like `gpg`.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 3.3 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (3.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 4th percentile — 3.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Dgraph
- Dgraph-Io Dgraph — versions < 23.0.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/dgraph-io/dgraph/security/advisories/GHSA-92wq-q9pq-gw47 (Vendor Advisory)
- github.com/dgraph-io/dgraph/pull/8323 (Patch, Issue Tracking)
- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cryptographic_nonce (Technical Description)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2023-31135?
- CVE-2023-31135 is a low-severity vulnerability in Dgraph, classified under Inadequate Encryption Strength. CVSS score: 3.3/10. Published 2023-05-17.
- How severe is CVE-2023-31135?
- Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 3.3 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2023-31135 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.