CVE-2022-23542: Github.com/openfga/openfga OpenFGA Authorization Bypass Vulnerability
HIGHCVE-2022-23542 is a HIGH openfga authorization bypass vulnerability (CWE-285: Improper Authorization) affecting Github.com/openfga/openfga libraries in the Go ecosystem. The issue involves openfga authorization bypass. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 0.3.1.
CVE-2022-23542 at a Glance
How to Fix CVE-2022-23542
To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Github.com/openfga/openfga dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.
Upgrade github.com/openfga/openfga to 0.3.1Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release:
inspect dependencies for github.com/openfga/openfgaHow to Check if You Are Affected
To determine whether your application is affected by CVE-2022-23542, inspect your project dependencies for Github.com/openfga/openfga:
inspect dependencies for github.com/openfga/openfgaAnalyze the terminal output to locate any version of Github.com/openfga/openfga in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 0.3.1), your application is affected.
Note: Verify declared build manifests and deployed runtime container environments.
Technical Details
Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis
This vulnerability is classified under CWE-285: Improper Authorization, where the product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. In Github.com/openfga/openfga, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.
Source Advisory Statement
CVE-2022-23542 Affected Github.com/openfga/openfga Versions
1 component(s)| Product / Package | Ecosystem | Affected Versions | Fixed Version |
|---|---|---|---|
|
github.com/openfga/openfga
|
Go |
≥ 0.3.0
< 0.3.1
All 1 versions
0.3.0
|
0.3.1
|
References
Frequently Asked Questions
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Machine-readable OSV JSON
OSV v1.5 Schema
{
"schema_version" : "1.4.0",
"id" : "GHSA-m3q4-7qmj-657m",
"modified" : "2022-12-20T19:33:27Z",
"published" : "2022-12-20T19:33:27Z",
"aliases" : [ "CVE-2022-23542" ],
"summary" : "OpenFGA Authorization Bypass",
"details" : "### Overview\nDuring our internal security assessment, it was discovered that OpenFGA versions v0.3.0 is vulnerable to authorization bypass under certain conditions.\n\n### Am I Affected?\nYou are affected by this vulnerability if **all** of the following applies:\n\n1. You are using OpenFGA v0.3.0\n2. You created a model using modeling language v1.1 that applies a type restriction to an object e.g. `define viewer: [user]`\n3. You created tuples based on the aforementioned model, e.g. `document:1#viewer@user:jon`\n4. You updated the previous model by adding a new type and replacing the previous restriction with the newly added type e.g. `define viewer: [employee]`\n5. You use the tuples created against the first model (step 3) and issue checks against the updated model e.g. `user=user:jon, relation=viewer, object:document:1`\n\n### How to fix that?\nUpgrade to version v0.3.1\n\n### Backward Compatibility\nThis update is backward compatible.",
"severity" : [ ],
"affected" : [ {
"package" : {
"ecosystem" : "Go",
"name" : "github.com/openfga/openfga"
},
"ranges" : [ {
"type" : "ECOSYSTEM",
"events" : [ {
"introduced" : "0.3.0"
}, {
"fixed" : "0.3.1"
} ]
} ],
"versions" : [ "0.3.0" ]
} ],
"references" : [ {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://github.com/openfga/openfga/security/advisories/GHSA-m3q4-7qmj-657m"
}, {
"type" : "ADVISORY",
"url" : "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23542"
}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://github.com/openfga/openfga/pull/422"
}, {
"type" : "PACKAGE",
"url" : "https://github.com/openfga/openfga"
}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://github.com/openfga/openfga/releases/tag/v0.3.1"
} ],
"database_specific" : {
"cwe_ids" : [ "CWE-285" ],
"severity" : "HIGH",
"github_reviewed" : true,
"github_reviewed_at" : "2022-12-20T19:33:27Z",
"nvd_published_at" : "2022-12-20T21:15:00Z"
}
}