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TI-2023-19351 Aliases CVE-2023-37918GHSA-59m6-82qm-vqgj

API token authentication bypass in HTTP endpoints in Dapr

Priority HIGH 66CWE-287Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-287.

Summary

Dapr is a portable, event-driven, runtime for building distributed applications across cloud and edge. A vulnerability has been found in Dapr that allows bypassing API token authentication, which is used by the Dapr sidecar to authenticate calls coming from the application, with a well-crafted HTTP request. Users who leverage API token authentication are encouraged to upgrade Dapr to 1.10.9 or to 1.11.2. This vulnerability impacts Dapr users who have configured API token authentication. An attacker could craft a request that is always allowed by the Dapr sidecar over HTTP, even if the `dapr-api-token` in the request is invalid or missing. The issue has been fixed in Dapr 1.10.9 or to 1.11.2. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01397 72nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Fixed dapr (dapr): 1.11.2github.com/dapr/dapr (Go): 1.11.2, 1.10.9

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
daprdaprbefore 1.11.21.11.2Patch availableCNA
—github.com/dapr/dapr (Go)1.11.0 to before 1.11.21.11.2Patch availableGHSA-59m6-82qm-vqgj
—github.com/dapr/dapr (Go)before 1.10.91.10.9Patch availableGHSA-59m6-82qm-vqgj
  • dapr Vendordapr Affected before 1.11.2 Fixed in 1.11.2 Patch available CNA
  • github.com/dapr/dapr (Go) Vendor— Affected 1.11.0 to before 1.11.2 Fixed in 1.11.2 Patch available GHSA-59m6-82qm-vqgj
  • github.com/dapr/dapr (Go) Vendor— Affected before 1.10.9 Fixed in 1.10.9 Patch available GHSA-59m6-82qm-vqgj

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:dapr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 1.10.9; 1.11.0 to before 1.11.2Vulnerablebackstage
  • cpe:2.3:a:linuxfoundation:dapr:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 1.10.9; 1.11.0 to before 1.11.2 Vulnerable ·backstage

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA dapr (dapr) Fixed in 1.11.2
  • Fix · GHSA-59m6-82qm-vqgj github.com/dapr/dapr (Go) Fixed in 1.11.2 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-59m6-82qm-vqgj github.com/dapr/dapr (Go) Fixed in 1.10.9 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2023-37918
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-59m6-82qm-vqgj

References

Exploit 1

Patch 1

Advisory 1

Other 4

  • TI-2024-23293 Dapr API Token Exposure CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2026-42276 Dapr - OIDC Discovery Issuer and JWKS URI Injection via Unvalidated X-Forwarded-Host CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.2

Sources

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