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CVE-2023-26052

Unhandled Python Exceptions in Saleor GraphQL API

  • CVSS 5.3
  • CWE-209 Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information
  • Information Leakage
  • Remote

Saleor is a headless, GraphQL commerce platform delivering personalized shopping experiences. Some internal Python exceptions are not handled properly and thus are returned in API as error messages. Some messages might contain sensitive information like infrastructure details in unauthenticated requests. This issue has been patched in versions 3.1.48, 3.7.59, 3.8.0, 3.9.27, 3.10.14 and 3.11.12.

CVSS base score
5.3
Published
2023-03-02
OWASP
A05 Security Misconfiguration
Orthogonal defect classification
Function
Code defect classification
Incorrect Functionality
Category
Information Leakage
Subcategory
Information Disclosure
Accessibility scope
Remote
Impact
Information Disclosure
Fixed by upgrading
Yes

Solution

Update Saleor to version 3.1.48, 3.7.59, 3.8.0, 3.9.27, 3.10.14, or 3.11.12 to fix the vulnerability.

Vulnerable code sample

def some_graphql_resolver():
    try:
        raise ValueError("This is a sensitive error message that should not be exposed.")
    except Exception as e:
        return {
            "errors": [
                {
                    "message": str(e)
                }
            ]
        }

Patched code sample

import logging

logging.basicConfig(level=logging.ERROR)

def handle_graphql_error(error):
    logging.error(f"GraphQL error occurred: {error}")

    return {
        "errors": [
            {
                "message": "An internal error occurred. Please try again later."
            }
        ]
    }

def some_graphql_resolver():
    try:
        raise ValueError("This is a sensitive error message that should not be exposed.")
    except Exception as e:
        return handle_graphql_error(e)

Cite this entry

@misc{vaitp:cve202326052,
  title        = {{Unhandled Python Exceptions in Saleor GraphQL API}},
  author       = {Bogaerts, Fr\'ed\'eric and Ivaki, Naghmeh and Fonseca, Jos\'e},
  year         = {2023},
  note         = {VAITP Python Vulnerability Dataset, entry CVE-2023-26052},
  howpublished = {\url{https://netpack.pt/vaitp/vulnerability/CVE-2023-26052/}}
}
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