CVE-2022-23542 (GCVE-0-2022-23542)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-12-20 20:15 – Updated: 2025-04-16 14:43
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Title
OpenFGA Authorization Bypass
Summary
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.
Severity ?
7.7 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
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openfga openfga Affected: = 0.3.0
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