CVE-2023-40579

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    CVE-2023-40579

    Published: 25 Aug 2023Last Modified: 12 Aug 2026

    Summary: OpenFGA Authorization Bypass

    Details: OpenFGA is an authorization/permission engine built for developers and inspired by Google Zanzibar. Some end users of OpenFGA v1.3.0 or earlier are vulnerable to authorization bypass when calling the ListObjects API. The vulnerability affects customers using `ListObjects` with specific models. The affected models contain expressions of type `rel1 from type1`. This issue has been patched in version 1.3.1.

    References: https://github.com/openfga/openfga/releases/tag/v1.3.1, https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2023/40xxx/CVE-2023-40579.json, https://github.com/openfga/openfga/security/advisories/GHSA-jcf2-mxr2-gmqp, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-40579

    Affected packages

    Package

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -b418e4d565b8108ec12771f136deab0667287258

    Affected versions

    v1.3.0

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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