Headline
CVE-2023-50709: Denial of service attack on the cube-api endpoint
Cube is a semantic layer for building data applications. Prior to version 0.34.34, it is possible to make the entire Cube API unavailable by submitting a specially crafted request to a Cube API endpoint. The issue has been patched in 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.
There are currently no workaround for older versions, and the recommendation is to upgrade.
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 an independent researcher in our Community Slack and has been promptly patched in the recent update.
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### 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 an independent researcher in our Community Slack and has been promptly patched in the recent update.