CVE-2024-50311 Graphql: denial of service (dos) vulnerability via graphql batching
Attackers can cause denial of service in OpenShift by exploiting GraphQL batching with excessive aliases, consuming resources and making the application unavailable.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-50311?
CVE-2024-50311 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Redhat Openshift Container Platform, published on 22 Oct 2024. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-770
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-50311?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Redhat Openshift Container Platform.
How do I fix CVE-2024-50311?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-50311 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.
Is CVE-2024-50311 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-50311 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Redhat Openshift Container Platform
- CVE-2020-27836 Missing authorization in cluster-ingress-operator
- CVE-2018-1085 Misconfiguration in openshift-ansible
- CVE-2026-54099 Privilege escalation in Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
- CVE-2026-1784 Ose-cluster-ingress-operator: remote code execution through haproxy configuration injection
- CVE-2021-20182 Privilege escalation in openshift
Sources
Also known as GHSA-gmjx-74cx-5p3f.