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TI-2025-32340 Aliases CVE-2025-51479GHSA-4v78-j8g9-rpv2

Authorization bypass in update_user_group in onyx-dot-app Onyx Enterprise Edition 0.27.0…

Priority MEDIUM 58CWE-639Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · Low · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-639.

Summary

Authorization bypass in update_user_group in onyx-dot-app Onyx Enterprise Edition 0.27.0 allows remote authenticated attackers to modify arbitrary user groups via crafted PATCH requests to the /api/manage/admin/user-group/id endpoint, bypassing intended curator-group assignment checks.

Why it matters now

Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00329 26th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
Poc
Automatable
No
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
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:onyx:onyx:0.27.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:*0.27.0VulnerableOnyx
  • cpe:2.3:a:onyx:onyx:0.27.0:*:*:*:enterprise:*:*:* Versions 0.27.0 Vulnerable ·Onyx

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-51479
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-4v78-j8g9-rpv2

References

  • TI-2024-07201 Improper Access Control in danswer-ai/danswer CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2026-30588 Onyx: IDOR in /chat/file/{file_id} allows any authenticated user to download other users files CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2024-08917 Unauthorized Access in danswer-ai/danswer CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2025-07218 Onyx Chat Interface a3_generate_simple_sql.py generate_simple_sql sql injection CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 5.3
  • TI-2026-30587 Onyx: IDOR in /chat/stop-chat-session allows any authenticated user to interrupt other users chat sessions CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 4.3

Sources