# CVE-2023-29195: VTAdmin users that can create shards can deny access to other functions

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-29195-vtadmin-users-that-can-create-shards-can-deny-access-to-other  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2023-05-11  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2023-29195 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2023-05-11

VTAdmin users that can create shards can deny access to other functions

Technologies: [vitess.io/vitess (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/vitess-io-vitess). Vendors: [Go](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/go).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2023-29195 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2023-29195 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2023-29195?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 11 May 2023.

**Which products and versions are affected?** vitess.io/vitess (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=0.16.2.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2023-29195?** Yes. vitess.io/vitess (Go): upgrade to 0.16.2 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2023-29195?** Check whether you run vitess.io/vitess (Go) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- vitess.io/vitess (Go): upgrade to 0.16.2 or later

  ```sh
  go get vitess.io/vitess@v0.16.2
  ```


## Affected products

- vitess.io/vitess (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=0.16.2

## Identifiers

- CVE-2023-29195
- GHSA-pqj7-jx24-wj7w

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