Cube API denial of service attack
Date: 2023-12
Affected: npm/@cubejs-backend/api-gateway
Attack vector: dos
Category: vulnerability-disclosure
Severity: Medium
CVE: CVE-2023-50709
CWE: CWE-20
CVSS: 6.5 (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H)

### Impact It is possible to make the entire Cube API unavailable by submitting a specially crafted request to a Cube API endpoint. ### Patches The issue has been patched in the `v0.34.34` and it's recommended that all users exposing Cube APIs to the public internet upgrade to the latest version to prevent service disruption. ### Workarounds There are currently no workaround for older versions, and the recommendation is to upgrade. ### References The issue was reported by [y0d3n](https://github.com/y0d3n) in our Community Slack and has been promptly patched in the recent update.


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