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GHSA-hw5x-4r37-72w7
Vulnerability in github.com/opentofu/opentofu (GHSA-hw5x-4r37-72w7)
Summary
vulnerability in github.com/opentofu/opentofu (GHSA-hw5x-4r37-72w7). Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. Mitigation: upgrade to `1.11.6` or later.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **GHSA-hw5x-4r37-72w7** has been found in github.com/opentofu/opentofu.
Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure. CVSS score: ?/10.
What to do: upgrade github.com/opentofu/opentofu to **1.11.6** or later.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "github.com/opentofu/opentofu GHSA-hw5x-4r37-72w7" on the vendor's site.
GHSA-hw5x-4r37-72w7 (github.com/opentofu/opentofu) — CWE-1395 /
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated
Patched: `1.11.6` — apply immediately
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**A vulnerability** (CWE-1395) exists in github.com/opentofu/opentofu.
📍 Affected scope
github.com/opentofu/opentofu — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: ?. Risk of unauthorized operations or information disclosure
🔧 How to fix
Update to **1.11.6**.
🛡️ Workaround
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'github.com/opentofu/opentofu' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'github.com/opentofu/opentofu' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `github.com/opentofu/opentofu` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
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6Apply patch patch
Upgrade github.com/opentofu/opentofu to 1.11.6ステージング環境で 1.11.6 に上げて回帰テスト → 本番反映。回帰テストはアプリの主要ハッピーパスと、Step 3 で見つけた異常検知の続報チェックを含めること。
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7Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Affected packages
Go
github.com/opentofu/opentofu
[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"1.11.6"}]}]
References
- package https://github.com/opentofu/opentofu
- web https://github.com/opentofu/opentofu/security/advisories/GHSA-hw5x-4r37-72w7
- web https://github.com/opentofu/opentofu/pull/3966
- web https://github.com/opentofu/opentofu/issues/4029
- web https://github.com/opentofu/opentofu/issues/4030
- web https://github.com/opentofu/opentofu/issues/4031
- web https://github.com/opentofu/opentofu/issues/4032
- web https://github.com/opentofu/opentofu/releases/tag/v1.11.6