# CVE-2022-33082: GO-2022-0574 - Denial of service in github.com/open-policy-agent/opa

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2022-33082-denial-of-service-in-open-policy-agent  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-07-01  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2022-33082 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2022-07-01

Denial of service in github.com/open-policy-agent/opa

Technologies: [github.com/open-policy-agent/opa (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/github-com-open-policy-agent-opa). Vendors: [Go](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/go).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2022-33082 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2022-33082 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2022-33082?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 1 July 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** github.com/open-policy-agent/opa (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=0.42.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2022-33082?** Yes. github.com/open-policy-agent/opa (Go): upgrade to 0.42.0 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2022-33082?** Check whether you run github.com/open-policy-agent/opa (Go) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- github.com/open-policy-agent/opa (Go): upgrade to 0.42.0 or later

  ```sh
  go get github.com/open-policy-agent/opa@v0.42.0
  ```


## Affected products

- github.com/open-policy-agent/opa (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=0.42.0

## Identifiers

- CVE-2022-33082
- GHSA-2m4x-4q9j-w97g
- GO-2022-0574

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