Go/go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp CVE-2023-45142: high 7.5, EPSS 1.61%

OpenTelemetry-Go Contrib vulnerable to denial of service in otelhttp due to unbound cardinality metrics

Action: Upgrade go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp to 0.44.0 or later.

go get go.opentelemetry.io/contrib/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp@v0.44.0

Affected

Fixed versions

Sources

• osv: GHSA-rcjv-mgp8-qvmr
• https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-go-contrib/security/advisories/GHSA-5r5m-65gx-7vrh
• https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-go-contrib/security/advisories/GHSA-rcjv-mgp8-qvmr
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-45142
• https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-go-contrib/pull/4277
• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-cg3q-j54f-5p7p
• https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-go-contrib
• https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-go-contrib/blob/5f7e6ad5a49b45df45f61a1deb29d7f1158032df/instrumentation/net/http/otelhttp/handler.go#L63-L65
• https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-go-contrib/releases/tag/v1.19.0
• https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-go/blob/38e1b499c3da3107694ad2660b3888eee9c8b896/semconv/internal/v2/http.go#L223
• https://github.com/open-telemetry/opentelemetry-go/blob/v1.12.0/semconv/internal/v2/http.go#L159
• https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2UTRJ54INZG3OC2FTAN6AFB2RYNY2GAD

CVE-2023-45142 · published 2023-10-16T14:01:54Z · modified 2026-09-10T03:49:24.662656100Z · JSON