CVE-2024-56323: openfga helm_charts Improper Authorization
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2024-56323 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Improper Authorization vulnerability in openfga helm_charts. EPSS estimates a 0.45% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 37.2% of scored vulnerabilities.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 4Timeline
- 13-01-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 14-01-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
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.
CVSS metrics
5 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions- OSV · GoEcosystem advisory · calculated5.8MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
- OSV · ChainguardEcosystem advisory · calculated5.8MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
- NVDNIST5.8MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
EPSS trend
Probability
0.45%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
37%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.45% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Chainguard7 products
- grafana-11.3< 11.3.9-r5
- grafana-11.4< 11.4.8-r2
- grafana-11.5< 11.5.0-r1
- grafana-11.5-oci-compat< 11.5.0-r1
- grafana-fips-11.4< 11.4.8-r2
Openfga2 products
- helm_charts≥ 0.1.38, < 0.2.19
- openfga≥ 1.3.8, < 1.8.3
Github.com/openfga1 product
- openfga≥ 1.3.8, < 1.8.3
3 vendors · 10 products
References
5 links- github.com/openfga/openfga/security/advisories/GHSA-32q6-rr98-cjqvX Refsource CONFIRMWEBAdvisoryPatchVendor Advisory
- github.com/openfga/openfgaPACKAGE