# CVE-2023-45812: Apollo Router vulnerable to Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2023-45812-apollo-router-vulnerable-to-improper-check-or-handling-of  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2023-10-19  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2023-45812 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2023-10-19

Apollo Router vulnerable to Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions

Technologies: [apollo-router (crates.io)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/apollo-router). Vendors: [crates.io](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/crates-io).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2023-45812 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2023-45812 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2023-45812?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 19 October 2023.

**Which products and versions are affected?** apollo-router (crates.io) SEMVER:introduced=1.31.0,fixed=1.33.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2023-45812?** Yes. apollo-router (crates.io): upgrade to 1.33.0 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2023-45812?** Check whether you run apollo-router (crates.io) 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

- apollo-router (crates.io): upgrade to 1.33.0 or later

  ```sh
  cargo update -p apollo-router
  ```


## Affected products

- apollo-router (crates.io) SEMVER:introduced=1.31.0,fixed=1.33.0

## Identifiers

- CVE-2023-45812
- GHSA-r344-xw3p-2frj

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