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GHSA-8697-479h-5mfp

HighCVSS 7.5 / 10

Published Aug 22, 2023·Last modified Feb 4, 2026

Affected Components(0)

No affected components available

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

https://github.com/weaviate/weaviate/releases/tag/v1.18.6
https://github.com/weaviate/weaviate/releases/tag/v1.19.13
https://github.com/weaviate/weaviate/releases/tag/v1.20.6

Risk Scores

Base Score

7.5

The vulnerability can be exploited over the network without needing physical access. It is easy for an attacker to exploit this vulnerability. An attacker does not need any special privileges or access rights. No user interaction is needed for the attacker to exploit this vulnerability. The impact is confined to the system where the vulnerability exists. There is a high impact on the availability of the system.

Threat Intelligence

6.9

Exploitation attempts have been detected. Elevated vigilance and prompt remediation are advised.

EPSS

1.70%

The exploit probability is very low. The vulnerability is unlikely to be exploited in the next 30 days.

Exploit

Not available

We did not find any exploit available. Neither in GitHub repositories nor in the Exploit-Database.

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