Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in emicklei/go-restful
Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-639Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · None
- Fix status
- Partial Red Hat: 6 fixed, 10 without a fix
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-639.
Summary
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in GitHub repository emicklei/go-restful prior to v3.8.0.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.03115 87th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix Partial emicklei/go-restful (emicklei): v3.8.0github.com/emicklei/go-restful/v3 (Go): 3.8.0+1 more productRed Hat: 7 advisoriesRed Hat: 6 fixed, 10 without a fix
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| emicklei | emicklei/go-restful | before v3.8.0 | v3.8.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | github.com/emicklei/go-restful/v3 (Go) | 3.0.0 to before 3.8.0 | 3.8.0 | Patch available | GHSA-r48q-9g5r-8q2h |
| — | github.com/emicklei/go-restful (Go) | before 2.16.0 | 2.16.0 | Patch available | GHSA-r48q-9g5r-8q2h |
| — | github.com/emicklei/go-restful/v2 (Go) | up to 2.7.1 | — | No fix listed | GHSA-r48q-9g5r-8q2h |
- emicklei/go-restful Vendoremicklei Affected before v3.8.0 Fixed in v3.8.0 Patch available CNA
- github.com/emicklei/go-restful/v3 (Go) Vendor— Affected 3.0.0 to before 3.8.0 Fixed in 3.8.0 Patch available GHSA-r48q-9g5r-8q2h
- github.com/emicklei/go-restful (Go) Vendor— Affected before 2.16.0 Fixed in 2.16.0 Patch available GHSA-r48q-9g5r-8q2h
- github.com/emicklei/go-restful/v2 (Go) Vendor— Affected up to 2.7.1 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-r48q-9g5r-8q2h
CPE configurations NVD · 3
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:go-restful_project:go-restful:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 2.16.0; 3.0.0 to before 3.8.0 | Vulnerable | Go-restful Project |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 35 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
| cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 36 | Vulnerable | Fedoraproject |
- cpe:2.3:a:go-restful_project:go-restful:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2.16.0; 3.0.0 to before 3.8.0 Vulnerable ·Go-restful Project
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:35:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 35 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
- cpe:2.3:o:fedoraproject:fedora:36:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 36 Vulnerable ·Fedoraproject
Remediation
- Fix · CNA emicklei/go-restful (emicklei) Fixed in v3.8.0
- Fix · GHSA-r48q-9g5r-8q2h github.com/emicklei/go-restful/v3 (Go) Fixed in 3.8.0 Advisory →
- Fix · GHSA-r48q-9g5r-8q2h github.com/emicklei/go-restful (Go) Fixed in 2.16.0 Advisory →
Red Hat 7 advisories
- RHSA-2023:3557 Released 2023-06-09 · Red Hat rating Importantopenshift-gitops-kam security update
- Red Hat OpenShift GitOps 1.9 openshift-gitops-kam-1.9.0-102.el8, openshift-gitops-kam-redistributable-1.9.0-102.el8
- RHSA-2023:3229 Released 2023-05-18 · Red Hat rating Importantopenshift-gitops-kam security update
- Red Hat OpenShift GitOps 1.8 openshift-gitops-kam-1.8.3-6.el8, openshift-gitops-kam-redistributable-1.8.3-6.el8
- RHSA-2023:0814 Released 2023-02-20 · Red Hat rating ImportantRed Hat build of Cryostat security update
- Cryostat 2 on RHEL 8 cryostat-tech-preview/cryostat-grafana-dashboard-rhel8, cryostat-tech-preview/cryostat-operator-bundle, cryostat-tech-preview/cryostat-reports-rhel8 +3
Show 4 more Red Hat advisories
- RHSA-2022:8609 Released 2022-11-22 · Red Hat rating ImportantOpenShift Virtualization 4.9.7 Images security update
- CNV 4.9 for RHEL 8 container-native-virtualization/cluster-network-addons-operator, container-native-virtualization/hostpath-provisioner-rhel8, container-native-virtualization/hostpath-provisioner-rhel8-operator +8
- RHSA-2022:6351 Released 2022-09-06 · Red Hat rating ImportantOpenShift Virtualization 4.10.5 Images security and bug fix update
- CNV 4.10 for RHEL 8 container-native-virtualization/hostpath-csi-driver, container-native-virtualization/hostpath-csi-driver-rhel8
- RHSA-2022:6040 Released 2022-08-10 · Red Hat rating ImportantRelease of OpenShift Serverless 1.24.0
- Red Hat OpenShift Serverless 1.24 openshift-serverless-1-tech-preview/eventing-kafka-broker-controller-rhel8, openshift-serverless-1-tech-preview/eventing-kafka-broker-dispatcher-rhel8, openshift-serverless-1-tech-preview/eventing-kafka-broker-receiver-rhel8 +35
- RHSA-2022:6042 Released 2022-08-10 · Red Hat rating ImportantRelease of OpenShift Serverless Client kn 1.24.0
- Red Hat OpenShift Serverless 1.0 openshift-serverless-clients-1.3.1-4.el8
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| OpenShift Developer Tools and Services | Affected | No fix yet |
| OpenShift Serverless | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat 3scale API Management Platform 2 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 1.2 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Ansible Automation Platform 2 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenShift Virtualization 4 | Affected | No fix yet |
| Red Hat Openshift Container Storage 4 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat Openshift Data Foundation 4 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| CNV 4.9 for RHEL 8 | Fixed | RHSA-2022:8609 |
| Cryostat 2 on RHEL 8 | Fixed | RHSA-2023:0814 |
| Red Hat OpenShift GitOps 1.8 | Fixed | RHSA-2023:3229 |
| Red Hat OpenShift GitOps 1.9 | Fixed | RHSA-2023:3557 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Serverless 1.0 | Fixed | RHSA-2022:6042 |
| Red Hat OpenShift Serverless 1.24 | Fixed | RHSA-2022:6040 |
Not affected: 6 products
- CNV 4.9 for RHEL 8
- OpenShift Pipelines
- OpenShift Service Mesh 2.0
- OpenShift Service Mesh 2.1
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11
- Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-1996
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r48q-9g5r-8q2h
References
Advisory 10
Other 14
- https://github.com/emicklei/go-restful/issues/489
- https://github.com/emicklei/go-restful/commit/926662532deb450272956c7bc573978464aae74e
- https://github.com/emicklei/go-restful/commit/f292efff46ae17e9d104f865a60a39a2ae9402f1
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220923-0005
- https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2022-0619
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/ZY2SLWOQR4ZURQ7UBRZ7JIX6H6F5JHJR
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/ZGQKWD6SE75PFBPFVSZYAKAVXKBZXKWS
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/Z55VUVGO7E5PJFXIOVAY373NZRHBNCI5
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/W56PP46JVZEKCANBKXFKRVSBBRRMCY6V
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/SO5QC2JFW2PXBWAE27OYYYL5SPFUBHTY
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/RQXU752ALW53OJAF5MG3WMR5CCZVLWW6
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/OBDD3Q23RCGAGHIXUCWBU6N3S4RNAKXB
- https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/575BLJ3Y2EQBRNTFR2OSQQ6L2W6UCST3
- https://github.com/emicklei/go-restful
Sources
- CVE-2022-1996 · CVE Program
- CVE-2022-1996 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r48q-9g5r-8q2h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2022-1996 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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