ash up to 3.7.0 lib/ash/policy/policy.ex authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in ash up to 3.7.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code in the library lib/ash/policy/policy.ex. The manipulation leads to authorization. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2025-48044. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in ash up to 3.7.0. This issue affects some unknown functionality in the library lib/ash/policy/policy.ex. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-863. The product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check. This allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in ash-project ash allows Authentication Bypass. This vulnerability is associated with program files lib/ash/policy/policy.ex and program routines 'Elixir.Ash.Policy.Policy':expression/2. This issue affects ash: from pkg:hex/[email protected] before pkg:hex/[email protected], from 3.6.3 before 3.7.1, from 79749c2685ea031ebb2de8cf60cc5edced6a8dd0 before 8b83efa225f657bfc3656ad8ee8485f9b2de923d.

The weakness was published by Jonatan Männchen as GHSA-pcxq-fjp3-r752. The advisory is shared at github.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-48044 since 05/15/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available.

Upgrading to version 3.7.1 eliminates this vulnerability. Applying the patch 8b83efa225f657bfc3656ad8ee8485f9b2de923d is able to eliminate this problem. The bugfix is ready for download at github.com. The best possible mitigation is suggested to be upgrading to the latest version.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-34884). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.0

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-863 / CWE-285 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: ash 3.7.1
Patch: 8b83efa225f657bfc3656ad8ee8485f9b2de923d

Timelineinfo

05/15/2025 CVE reserved
10/17/2025 +155 days Advisory disclosed
10/17/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/17/2025 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: GHSA-pcxq-fjp3-r752
Researcher: Jonatan Männchen
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-48044 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-48044
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-328925
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Entryinfo

Created: 10/17/2025 16:33
Updated: 10/17/2025 23:07
Changes: 10/17/2025 16:33 (69), 10/17/2025 23:07 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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