Critical severity · published Dec 20, 2022
CVE-2022-23542
OpenFGA is an authorization/permission engine built for developers and inspired by Google Zanzibar
9.8
CVSS
1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
OpenFGA is an authorization/permission engine built for developers and inspired by Google Zanzibar. During an internal security assessment, it was discovered that OpenFGA version 0.3.0 is vulnerable to authorization bypass under certain conditions. This issue has been patched in version 0.3.1 and is backward compatible.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.0% · higher than 62% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
OP
Openfga · Openfga
before 0.3.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23542
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-23542
Patch
https://github.com/openfga/openfga/pull/422
Release Notes
https://github.com/openfga/openfga/releases/tag/v0.3.1
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/openfga/openfga/security/advisories/GHSA-m3q4-7qmj-657m
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