GHSA-47ww-ff84-4jrg: Cosmos SDK X/group Can Halt When Erroring Vulnerability

{
  "schema_version" : "1.4.0",
  "id" : "GHSA-47ww-ff84-4jrg",
  "modified" : "2025-08-20T17:39:56Z",
  "published" : "2025-03-12T19:28:42Z",
  "aliases" : [ ],
  "summary" : "Cosmos SDK: x/group can halt when erroring in EndBlocker",
  "details" : "Name: ISA-2025-002: x/group can halt when erroring in EndBlocker\nComponent: CosmosSDK\nCriticality: High (Considerable Impact; Likely Likelihood per [ACMv1.2](https://github.com/interchainio/security/blob/main/resources/CLASSIFICATION_MATRIX.md))\nAffected versions: <= v0.47.16, <= 0.50.12\nAffected users: Validators, Full nodes, Users on chains that utilize the groups module\nCosmos SDK chains in unpatched releases that use the `x/group` module are affected.\n\n### Description\n\nAn issue was discovered in the groups module where malicious proposals would result in an errors triggered in the module's end blocker that could result in a chain halt.  Any set of users that can interact with the groups module could introduce this state.\n\n### Patches\n_Has the problem been patched? What versions should users upgrade to?_\n\nThe new Cosmos SDK release [v0.50.13](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/releases/tag/v0.50.13) and [v0.47.17](https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/releases/tag/v0.47.17) fix this issue.\n\n### Testing\n\nTesting we have done to gain more confidence in this release:\n\nIn addition to testing Cosmos SDK we also did the following:\n\n- Ran a patched node in a local `v0.50` testnet with the failing state and did not halt (an unpatched network confirmed to halt)\n- Ran a patched node on Xion Mainnet (uses `x/group`)\n- Ran a patched node on Zetachain Mainnet (uses `x/xgroup`)\n    \n### Workarounds\n_Is there a way for users to fix or remediate the vulnerability without upgrading?_\n\nThere are no known workarounds for this issue. It is advised that chains apply the update.\n\nThis issue was reported to the Cosmos Bug Bounty Program by [wbowling](https://github.com/wbowling) on HackerOne on February 28, 2025. If you believe you have found a bug in the Interchain Stack or would like to contribute to the program by reporting a bug, please see https://hackerone.com/cosmos.\n\nIf you have questions about Interchain security efforts, please reach out to our official communication channel at [security@interchain.io](mailto:security@interchain.io). For more information about the Interchain Foundation’s engagement with Amulet, and to sign up for security notification emails, please see https://github.com/interchainio/security.",
  "severity" : [ {
    "type" : "CVSS_V4",
    "score" : "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N"
  } ],
  "affected" : [ {
    "package" : {
      "ecosystem" : "Go",
      "name" : "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk"
    },
    "ranges" : [ {
      "type" : "ECOSYSTEM",
      "events" : [ {
        "introduced" : "0.50.0-alpha.0"
      }, {
        "fixed" : "0.50.13"
      } ]
    } ],
    "database_specific" : {
      "last_known_affected_version_range" : "<= 0.50.12"
    }
  }, {
    "package" : {
      "ecosystem" : "Go",
      "name" : "github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk"
    },
    "ranges" : [ {
      "type" : "ECOSYSTEM",
      "events" : [ {
        "introduced" : "0"
      }, {
        "fixed" : "0.47.17"
      } ]
    } ],
    "database_specific" : {
      "last_known_affected_version_range" : "<= 0.47.16"
    }
  } ],
  "references" : [ {
    "type" : "WEB",
    "url" : "https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/security/advisories/GHSA-47ww-ff84-4jrg"
  }, {
    "type" : "WEB",
    "url" : "https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk/commit/cbd69fb1f4fac418c1f8c6253f5f91fb1263776a"
  }, {
    "type" : "PACKAGE",
    "url" : "https://github.com/cosmos/cosmos-sdk"
  } ],
  "database_specific" : {
    "cwe_ids" : [ "CWE-755" ],
    "severity" : "HIGH",
    "github_reviewed" : true,
    "github_reviewed_at" : "2025-03-12T19:28:42Z",
    "nvd_published_at" : null
  }
}