CVE-2023-38701 — Hydra is the layer-two scalability solution for Cardano
Hydra is the layer-two scalability solution for Cardano. Users of the Hydra head protocol send the UTxOs they wish to commit into the Hydra head first to the `commit` validator, where they remain until they are either collected into the `head` validator or the protocol initialisa
Published
2023-10-04T18:48:52.709Z
Last modified
2024-09-19T19:05:41.988Z
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
01What is this vulnerability?
Hydra is the layer-two scalability solution for Cardano. Users of the Hydra head protocol send the UTxOs they wish to commit into the Hydra head first to the `commit` validator, where they remain until they are either collected into the `head` validator or the protocol initialisation is aborted and the value in the committed UTxOs is returned to the users who committed them. Prior to version…
02Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|
| input-output-hk | hydra | < 0.12.0 |
03Active exploitation status
Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.
04Recommended remediation
- Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
- Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
- Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.
05Technical details
For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.
06Detection signatures
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07Related CVEs
No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.
08Timeline
- Published: 2023-10-04T18:48:52.709Z
- Last modified: 2024-09-19T19:05:41.988Z
09References
- github.com — https://github.com/input-output-hk/hydra/security/advisories/GHSA-6x9v-7x5r-w8w6
- github.com — https://github.com/input-output-hk/hydra/blob/master/CHANGELOG.md#0120---2023-08…
- github.com — https://github.com/input-output-hk/hydra/blob/master/hydra-plutus/src/Hydra/Cont…
- github.com — https://github.com/input-output-hk/hydra/blob/master/hydra-plutus/src/Hydra/Cont…
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