CVE-2022-21646
mediumpriority · track · 32EPSS 0.013 · 70 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
SpiceDB is a database system for managing security-critical application permissions. Any user making use of a wildcard relationship under the right hand branch of an `exclusion` or within an `intersection` operation will see `Lookup`/`LookupResources` return a resource as "accessible" if it is *not* accessible by virtue of the inclusion of the wildcard in the intersection or the right side of the exclusion. In `v1.3.0`, the wildcard is ignored entirely in lookup's dispatch, resulting in the `banned` wildcard being ignored in the exclusion. Version 1.4.0 contains a patch for this issue. As a workaround, don't make use of wildcards on the right side of intersections or within exclusions.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 5.5–8.1
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.
affected products (3)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
advisories (2)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- GHSA-7p8f-8hjm-wm92Lookup operations do not take into account wildcards in SpiceDB2022-01-13ghsa · osvUS
### Impact Any user making use of a wildcard relationship under the right hand branch of an `exclusion` or within an `intersection` operation will see `Lookup`/`LookupResources` return a resource as "accessible" if it is *not* accessible by virtue of the inclusion of the wildcard in the intersection or the right side of the exclusion. For example, given schema: ```zed definition user {} definition resource { relation viewer: user relation banned: user | user:* permission view = viewer - banned } ``` If `user:*` is placed into the `banned` relation for a particular resource, `view` should return false for *all* resources. in `v1.3.0`, the wildcard is ignored entirely in lookup's dispatch, resulting in the `banned` wildcard being ignored in the exclusion. ### Workarounds Don't make use of wildcards on the right side of intersections or within exclusions. ### References https://github.com/authzed/spicedb/issues/358 ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: * Open an issue in [SpiceDB](https://github.com/authzed/spicedb) * Ask a question in the [SpiceDB Discord](https://authzed.com/discord)
- GO-2022-0295Lookup operations do not take into account wildcards in SpiceDB in github.com/authzed/spicedb2024-08-21vendor · osvUS
Lookup operations do not take into account wildcards in SpiceDB in github.com/authzed/spicedb
also known as (5)
Other names and identifiers for this entity.
sources
Which sources assert this record, and when.
references (12)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://github.com/authzed/spicedb/commit/15bba2e2d2a4bda336a37a7fe8ef8a35028cd970cnnvd
- https://github.com/authzed/spicedb/issues/358cnnvd
- https://github.com/authzed/spicedb/releases/tag/v1.4.0cnnvd
- https://github.com/authzed/spicedb/security/advisories/GHSA-7p8f-8hjm-wm92cnnvd
- https://github.com/authzed/spicedb/commit/15bba2e2d2a4bda336a37a7fe8ef8a35028cd970enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/authzed/spicedb/issues/358enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/authzed/spicedb/releases/tag/v1.4.0enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/authzed/spicedb/security/advisories/GHSA-7p8f-8hjm-wm92enisa_euvd
Attackers weaponise vulnerabilities like this against internet-exposed services. See what is exposed on your perimeter with a free passive scan.
Free scan