VulnerabilityAnalyzed

CVE-2024-58359

SurrealDB versions before 2.1.0 contain a denial of service vulnerability in the sorting mechanism when using ORDER BY rand() clause.

HIGH 7.1EPSS 0.45%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.45%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

SurrealDB versions before 2.1.0 contain a denial of service vulnerability in the sorting mechanism when using ORDER BY rand() clause. Authorized clients can execute queries with ORDER BY rand() to trigger a panic in the sorting function, crashing the server.

CVSS 4.0: 7.1 HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
EPSS: 0.45% probability · 38th percentile
CISA KEV: Not listed
Weakness: CWE-248
Affected: surrealdb/surrealdb
Source: disclosure@vulncheck.com

References

https://github.com/surrealdb/surrealdb/security/advisories/GHSA-m52v-24p8-654fVendor Advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/surrealdb-before-denial-of-service-via-rand-sortingThird Party Advisory

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.