CVE-2023-6394
criticalpriority · track · 36OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.008 · 57 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-26
A flaw was found in Quarkus. This issue occurs when receiving a request over websocket with no role-based permission specified on the GraphQL operation, Quarkus processes the request without authentication despite the endpoint being secured. This can allow an attacker to access information and functionality outside of normal granted API permissions.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · high–critical · 7.4–9.1
ssvc
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weaknesses
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affected products (8)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- Maven io.quarkus:quarkus-smallrye-graphql-client< 2.13.9.FinalosvUSpkg:maven/io.quarkus/quarkus-smallrye-graphql-client
- Maven io.quarkus:quarkus-smallrye-graphql-client2.14.0 → 3.5.3osvUSpkg:maven/io.quarkus/quarkus-smallrye-graphql-client
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- GHSA-mvc8-6ffp-jrx5Authorization bypass in Quarkus2023-12-09ghsa · osvUS
A flaw was found in Quarkus. This issue occurs when receiving a request over websocket with no role-based permission specified on the GraphQL operation, Quarkus processes the request without authentication despite the endpoint being secured. This can allow an attacker to access information and functionality outside of normal granted API permissions.
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sources
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references (13)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6394cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2023-6394cnnvd
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2252197cnnvd
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-6394/cnnvd
- https://www.auscert.org.au/bulletins/ESB-2023.7621cnnvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7612enisa_euvd
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2023:7700enisa_euvd
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2023-6394enisa_euvd
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