GHSA-8697-479h-5mfp
HIGHWeaviate denial of service vulnerability
EPSS Exploitation Probability
EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) is a daily probability model maintained by FIRST.org. It estimates the likelihood a CVE will be exploited in production environments within the next 30 days, derived from real-world threat intelligence signals.
Blast Radius
github.com/weaviate/weaviate🐹github.com/weaviate/weaviate🐹github.com/weaviate/weaviateReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Go packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
Impact
This vulnerability is a type conversion issue that affects users of Weaviate Server versions 1.20.0 and earlier. Who is impacted: Users of Weaviate Server versions 1.20.0 and earlier are impacted by this vulnerability.
Patches
A patch has been developed for this vulnerability. Patch releases 1.20.6, 1.19.13, and 1.18.6 are fixing this vulnerability in each respective minor version release. Users are strongly recommended to upgrade to one of these patched versions to address the vulnerability. Keeping software up-to-date is crucial to avoid security vulnerabilities.
Workarounds
There are no known workarounds to fix or remediate this vulnerability without upgrading. Users must upgrade to a patched version to mitigate the risk.
References
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| 🐹Go | github.com/weaviate/weaviate | ≥ 1.20.0&&< 1.20.6 | 1.20.6 |
| 🐹Go | github.com/weaviate/weaviate | ≥ 1.19.0&&< 1.19.13 | 1.19.13 |
| 🐹Go | github.com/weaviate/weaviate | all versions | 1.18.6 |
Research use only. For defensive security, authorized penetration testing, and academic research only. Never execute exploit code against systems without explicit written authorization.
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for github.com/weaviate/weaviate. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.
Fix
Update github.com/weaviate/weaviate to 1.20.6 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-8697-479h-5mfp is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 pinpoints whether GHSA-8697-479h-5mfp is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.
Tailored to GHSA-8697-479h-5mfp. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-8697-479h-5mfp in your dependencies?
O3 detects GHSA-8697-479h-5mfp across Go dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.