CVE-2023-30542

GovernorCompatibilityBravo may trim proposal calldata

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: April 16, 2023 at 07:10 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:54 AM UTC
3 products affected across 1 vendorContractsContracts UpgradeableOpenzeppelin Contracts

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.6%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

OpenZeppelin Contracts is a library for secure smart contract development. The proposal creation entrypoint (`propose`) in `GovernorCompatibilityBravo` allows the creation of proposals with a `signatures` array shorter than the `calldatas` array. This causes the additional elements of the latter to be ignored, and if the proposal succeeds the corresponding actions would eventually execute without any calldata. The `ProposalCreated` event correctly represents what will eventually execute, but the proposal parameters as queried through `getActions` appear to respect the original intended calldata. This issue has been patched in 4.8.3. As a workaround, ensure that all proposals that pass through governance have equal length `signatures` and `calldatas` parameters.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

4.3.0 ≤ v < 4.8.3
Affected range stops below 4.8.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
4.3.0 ≤ v < 4.8.3
Affected range stops below 4.8.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 4.8.3
Affected range stops below 4.8.3, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

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SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-20NVD-CWE-noinfo

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