GHSA-cjr9-mr35-7xh6
SpiceDB binding metrics port to untrusted networks and can leak command-line flags
Quick fix
GHSA-cjr9-mr35-7xh6 — github.com/authzed/spicedb: upgrade to the fixed version with the command below.
go get github.com/authzed/spicedb@v1.19.1Details
### Background
The `spicedb serve` command contains a flag named `--grpc-preshared-key` which is used to protect the gRPC API from being accessed by unauthorized requests. The values of this flag are to be considered sensitive, secret data.
The `/debug/pprof/cmdline` endpoint served by the metrics service (defaulting running on port `9090`) reveals the command-line flags provided for debugging purposes. If a password is set via the `--grpc-preshared-key` then the key is revealed by this endpoint along with any other flags provided to the SpiceDB binary.
### Impact
All deployments abiding by the recommended best practices for production usage are **NOT affected**: - Authzed's SpiceDB Serverless - Authzed's SpiceDB Dedicated - SpiceDB Operator
Users configuring SpiceDB via environment variables are **NOT affected**.
Users **MAY be affected** if they expose their metrics port to an untrusted network and are configuring `--grpc-preshared-key` via command-line flag.
### Workarounds
To workaround this issue you can do one of the following:
- Configure the preshared key via an environment variable (e.g. `SPICEDB_GRPC_PRESHARED_KEY=yoursecret spicedb serve`) - Reconfigure the `--metrics-addr` flag to bind to a trusted network (e.g. `--metrics-addr=localhost:9090`) - Disable the metrics service via the flag (e.g. `--metrics-enabled=false`) - Adopt one of the recommended deployment models: [Authzed's managed services](https://authzed.com/pricing) or the [SpiceDB Operator](https://github.com/authzed/spicedb-operator)
### References
- [GitHub Security Advisory issued for SpiceDB](https://github.com/authzed/spicedb/security/advisories/GHSA-cjr9-mr35-7xh6) - [Go issue #22085](https://github.com/golang/go/issues/22085) for documenting the risks of exposing pprof to the internet - [Go issue #42834](https://github.com/golang/go/issues/42834) discusses preventing pprof registration to the default serve mux - [semgrep rule go.lang.security.audit.net.pprof.pprof-debug-exposure](https://semgrep.dev/r?q=go.lang.security.audit.net.pprof) checks for a variation of this issue
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Affected packages
0Fixed in: 1.19.1go get github.com/authzed/spicedb@v1.19.1References
- https://github.com/authzed/spicedb/security/advisories/GHSA-cjr9-mr35-7xh6[WEB]
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-29193[ADVISORY]
- https://github.com/authzed/spicedb/commit/9bbd7d76b6eaba33fe0236014f9b175d21232999[WEB]
- https://github.com/authzed/spicedb[PACKAGE]
- https://github.com/authzed/spicedb/releases/tag/v1.19.1[WEB]