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TI-2022-16342 Aliases CVE-2022-35915GHSA-7grf-83vw-6f5x

Unbounded gas consumption in @openzeppelin/contracts

Priority LOW 31CWE-400Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · Low
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-400.

Summary

OpenZeppelin Contracts is a library for secure smart contract development. The target contract of an EIP-165 `supportsInterface` query can cause unbounded gas consumption by returning a lot of data, while it is generally assumed that this operation has a bounded cost. The issue has been fixed in v4.7.2. Users are advised to upgrade. There are no known workarounds for this issue.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00799 56th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed @openzeppelin/contracts (npm): 4.7.2@openzeppelin/contracts-upgradeable (npm): 4.7.2

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
OpenZeppelinopenzeppelin-contracts>=2.0.0 < 4.7.2—No fix listedCNA
—@openzeppelin/contracts (npm)2.0.0 to before 4.7.24.7.2Patch availableGHSA-7grf-83vw-6f5x
—openzeppelin-solidity (npm)2.0.0 – 4.6.0—No fix listedGHSA-7grf-83vw-6f5x
—@openzeppelin/contracts-upgradeable (npm)3.2.0 to before 4.7.24.7.2Patch availableGHSA-7grf-83vw-6f5x
—openzeppelin-eth (npm)2.0.0 – 2.2.0—No fix listedGHSA-7grf-83vw-6f5x
  • openzeppelin-contracts VendorOpenZeppelin Affected >=2.0.0 < 4.7.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • @openzeppelin/contracts (npm) Vendor— Affected 2.0.0 to before 4.7.2 Fixed in 4.7.2 Patch available GHSA-7grf-83vw-6f5x
  • openzeppelin-solidity (npm) Vendor— Affected 2.0.0 – 4.6.0 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-7grf-83vw-6f5x
  • @openzeppelin/contracts-upgradeable (npm) Vendor— Affected 3.2.0 to before 4.7.2 Fixed in 4.7.2 Patch available GHSA-7grf-83vw-6f5x
  • openzeppelin-eth (npm) Vendor— Affected 2.0.0 – 2.2.0 Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-7grf-83vw-6f5x

CPE configurations NVD · 4

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:openzeppelin:contracts:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*2.0.0 to before 4.7.2VulnerableOpenZeppelin
cpe:2.3:a:openzeppelin:contracts_upgradeable:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*3.2.0 to before 4.7.2VulnerableOpenZeppelin
cpe:2.3:a:openzeppelin:openzeppelin-eth:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*2.0.0VulnerableOpenZeppelin
cpe:2.3:a:openzeppelin:openzeppelin-solidity:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*2.0.0VulnerableOpenZeppelin
  • cpe:2.3:a:openzeppelin:contracts:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions 2.0.0 to before 4.7.2 Vulnerable ·OpenZeppelin
  • cpe:2.3:a:openzeppelin:contracts_upgradeable:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions 3.2.0 to before 4.7.2 Vulnerable ·OpenZeppelin
  • cpe:2.3:a:openzeppelin:openzeppelin-eth:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions 2.0.0 Vulnerable ·OpenZeppelin
  • cpe:2.3:a:openzeppelin:openzeppelin-solidity:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions 2.0.0 Vulnerable ·OpenZeppelin

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-7grf-83vw-6f5x @openzeppelin/contracts (npm) Fixed in 4.7.2 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-7grf-83vw-6f5x @openzeppelin/contracts-upgradeable (npm) Fixed in 4.7.2 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2022-35915
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7grf-83vw-6f5x

References

Patch 1

Advisory 2

Other 2

  • TI-2022-13196 OpenZeppelin Contracts for Cairo account cannot process transactions on Goerli CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2021-16554 TimelockController vulnerability in OpenZeppelin Contracts CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2021-16553 TimelockController vulnerability in OpenZeppelin Contracts CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2021-18096 UUPSUpgradeable vulnerability in OpenZeppelin Contracts CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2022-13238 GovernorVotesQuorumFraction updates to quorum may affect past defeated proposals in @openzeppelin/contracts CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2022-13212 OpenZeppelin Contracts's ERC165Checker may revert instead of returning false CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
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