Apollo has potential access control security issue in eurekaGHSA-368x-wmmg-hq5c
HIGHFix: apolloconfig/apollo#4663GHSA-368x-wmmg-hq5c is a high-severity (CVSS 7.5) Missing Authentication vulnerability in com.ctrip.framework.apollo:apollo. A fix is available for com.ctrip.framework.apollo:apollo — see the affected versions and patch details below.
Exploitation Status
No confirmed exploitation observed yet
- CISA assesses this as automatable — exploitation doesn’t require manual, per-target effort, which raises the odds of mass scanning and opportunistic attacks.
- CISA’s own triage has not observed active exploitation or public proof-of-concept code for this CVE as of its last assessment.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for GHSA-368x-wmmg-hq5c.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, from FIRST.org EPSS.
How urgent is this, really
Where this sits among everything scored
Real-World Exposure
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Description
Impact
If users expose the apollo-configservice to the internet(which is not recommended), there are potential security issues since there is no authentication feature enabled for the built-in eureka service. Malicious hackers may access eureka directly to mock apollo-configservice and apollo-adminservice .
Patches
Login authentication for eureka was added in https://github.com/apolloconfig/apollo/pull/4663 and was released in v2.1.0.
Workarounds
To fix the potential issue without upgrading, simply follow the advice that does not expose apollo-configservice to the internet.
References
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Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | com.ctrip.framework.apollo:apollo | all versions | 2.1.0com.ctrip.framework.apollo:apollo:2.1.0 |
Affected Products
apolloapolloconfigDetection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for com.ctrip.framework.apollo:apollo, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update com.ctrip.framework.apollo:apollo to 2.1.0 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-368x-wmmg-hq5c is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
Put an independent control in front of the weakness: restrict the affected endpoint or interface to trusted networks, require an additional authentication factor or proxy-level check, and invalidate existing sessions and credentials in case the flaw has already been used.
Frequently Asked Questions
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