OpenFGA up to 1.8.2 improper authorization

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A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in OpenFGA up to 1.8.2. The impacted element is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to improper authorization. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-56323. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

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A vulnerability was found in OpenFGA up to 1.8.2. It has been declared as critical. This vulnerability affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

OpenFGA is an authorization/permission engine. IN OpenFGA v1.3.8 to v1.8.2 (Helm chart openfga-0.1.38 to openfga-0.2.19, docker v1.3.8 to v.1.8.2) are vulnerable to authorization bypass under the following conditions: 1. calling Check API or ListObjects with a model that uses [conditions](https://openfga.dev/docs/modeling/conditions), and 2. calling Check API or ListObjects API with [contextual tuples](https://openfga.dev/docs/concepts#what-are-contextual-tuples) that include conditions and 3. OpenFGA is configured with caching enabled (`OPENFGA_CHECK_QUERY_CACHE_ENABLED`). Users are advised to upgrade to v1.8.3. There are no known workarounds for this vulnerability.

The advisory is shared for download at github.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-56323 since 12/19/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1548.002.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 214906 (SUSE SLES15 / openSUSE 15 Security Update : govulncheck-vulndb (SUSE-SU-2025:0297-1)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 1.8.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (214906). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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• OpenFGA

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• 1.8.0
• 1.8.1
• 1.8.2

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• Product: https://github.com/openfga/openfga/

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