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EEF-CVE-2026-70395 CVE-2026-70395 GHSA-vvp6-3wv6-833j

Predicate injection in manage_relationship belongs_to lookup discloses secret lookup keys in Ash

Not rated yet Hex
Severity
0.0 / 10
Unknown · CVSS 4.0
Exploit chance (EPSS)
0.20%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Higher than 9.42% of scored vulnerabilities.
Known exploited
No
Not in CISA's catalog
Weakness
CWE-943 Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Data Query Logic
Fix
3.31.1
Upgrade ash to this version or later

Description

Summary

Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Data Query Logic vulnerability in ash-project ash allows an attacker to forge a relationship to a record they cannot name, and to recover the secret value used to look it up.

When manage_relationship is used with on_lookup: :relate on a belongs_to relationship, the client-supplied lookup value is passed to Ash.Query.filter/2 without being cast to the attribute type. A nested map submitted where a scalar is expected is therefore interpreted as a filter predicate rather than a literal, so a lookup for a specific record becomes a query for any record matching a condition. The same path omits Ash.Query.limit(1), leaving Ash.read_one/2 able to distinguish no match from one match from several, which turns comparison predicates into an oracle for the lookup value. Authorization is unaffected; the destination read policy still applies.

This issue affects ash: from 1.52.0-rc.11 before 3.31.1.

Configurations

A belongs_to relationship must be managed with manage_relationship using on_lookup: :relate, and the lookup value must come from client input.

Affected versions

Hex

PackageVulnerableFixed in
ash
>= 1.52.0-rc.11, < 3.31.1
3.31.1

How to fix

Move to the fixed version or later with your package manager, update the lockfile, and run your tests. If the package only arrives through another dependency, upgrade that dependency first. If none of its releases pulls a fixed version yet, force the version with your package manager's override.

ash Hex → 3.31.1

mix
{:ash, "~> 3.31.1"} # then: mix deps.update ash

Severity breakdown

CVSS 4.0 0.0

CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Attack vector
Local
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
Present
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality (vulnerable system)
Low
Integrity (vulnerable system)
Low
Availability (vulnerable system)
None
Confidentiality (subsequent systems)
None
Integrity (subsequent systems)
None
Availability (subsequent systems)
None

Weakness

CWE-943: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements in Data Query Logic

The product generates a query intended to access or manipulate data in a data store such as a database, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that can modify the intended logic of the query.

References

Timeline

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Credits: Jisung Chae, Jonatan Männchen / EEF, Zach Daniel

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