Vulnerability · Published Mar 2, 2023 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2023-25806Time discrepancy in authentication responses in OpenSearch
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in security from opensearch-project. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 26% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
OpenSearch Security is a plugin for OpenSearch that offers encryption, authentication and authorization. There is an observable discrepancy in the authentication response time between calls where the user provided exists and calls where it does not. This issue only affects calls using the internal basic identity provider (IdP), and not other externally configured IdPs. Patches were released in versions 1.3.9 and 2.6.0, there are no workarounds.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.opensearch.plugin:opensearch-security | 1.3.9 | GHSA-c6wg-cm5x-rqvj |
| Maven | org.opensearch.plugin:opensearch-security | 2.6.0 | GHSA-c6wg-cm5x-rqvj |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| opensearch-project | security | < 1.3.9>= 2.0.0, < 2.6.0 |
Weakness: CWE-208 · Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N