CVE-2023-45807: Opensearch security OpenSearch Issue With Tenant Read-only Vulnerability
MODERATECVE-2023-45807 is a MODERATE (CVSS 5.4) opensearch issue with tenant read-only vulnerability (CWE-281: Improper Preservation of Permissions) affecting Opensearch security libraries in the Maven ecosystem. The issue involves opensearch issue with tenant read-only permissions. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 2.11.0.0, 1.3.14.0.
CVE-2023-45807 at a Glance
Security Impact
CVSS: 5.4
The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L).
How to Fix CVE-2023-45807
To remediate this vulnerability, upgrade all affected Opensearch security dependencies to a patched release. Both direct and transitive dependencies should be checked, as frameworks or security libraries may pull in vulnerable versions transitively.
<dependency>
<groupId>org.opensearch.plugin</groupId>
<artifactId>opensearch-security</artifactId>
<version>2.11.0.0</version>
</dependency><dependency>
<groupId>org.opensearch.plugin</groupId>
<artifactId>opensearch-security</artifactId>
<version>1.3.14.0</version>
</dependency>Run the following command in your project directory to verify that all resolved dependencies use the patched release:
mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=org.opensearch.pluginHow to Check if You Are Affected
To determine whether your Java application is affected by CVE-2023-45807, inspect your build dependencies using the Maven Dependency Plugin:
mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=org.opensearch.pluginAnalyze the terminal output to locate any version of Opensearch security in your dependency tree. If any resolved version matches the vulnerable ranges listed in the table below (for example, versions earlier than 2.11.0.0), your application is affected.
Note: The mvn dependency:tree -Dincludes=org.opensearch.plugin command inspects the resolved dependency graph declared in your project's POM files; it does not perform automated security scanning or inspect runtime dynamic classpaths. Always verify runtime container classpaths and shaded JARs.
Technical Details
Vulnerability Mechanism & Technical Analysis
This vulnerability is classified under CWE-281: Improper Preservation of Permissions, where the product does not preserve permissions or incorrectly preserves permissions when copying, restoring, or sharing objects, which can cause them to have less restrictive permissions than intended. In Opensearch security, software state validation or input boundaries are circumvented during processing. Review the official source advisory statement below for specific affected components, classes, and reproduction details.
Source Advisory Statement
CVE-2023-45807 Affected Opensearch security Versions
2 component(s)| Product / Package | Ecosystem | Affected Versions | Fixed Version |
|---|---|---|---|
|
org.opensearch.plugin:opensearch-security
|
Maven |
≥ 2.0.0.0
< 2.11.0.0
|
2.11.0.0
|
|
org.opensearch.plugin:opensearch-security
|
Maven |
< 1.3.14.0
|
1.3.14.0
|
References
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Machine-readable OSV JSON
OSV v1.5 Schema
{
"schema_version" : "1.4.0",
"id" : "GHSA-72q2-gwwf-6hrv",
"modified" : "2023-10-17T14:25:36Z",
"published" : "2023-10-17T14:25:36Z",
"aliases" : [ "CVE-2023-45807" ],
"summary" : "OpenSearch Issue with tenant read-only permissions",
"details" : "### Impact\nThere is an issue with the implementation of tenant permissions in OpenSearch Dashboards where authenticated users with read-only access to a tenant can perform create, edit and delete operations on index metadata of dashboards and visualizations in that tenant, potentially rendering them unavailable.\n\nThis issue does not affect index data, only metadata. Dashboards correctly enforces read-only permissions when indexing and updating documents. This issue does not provide additional read access to data users don’t already have.\n\n### Mitigation\nThis issue can be mitigated by disabling the tenants functionality for the cluster. Versions 1.3.14 and 2.11.0 contain a fix for this issue.\n\n### For more information\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory, please contact AWS/Amazon Security via our issue reporting page (https://aws.amazon.com/security/vulnerability-reporting/) or directly via email to [aws-security@amazon.com](mailto:aws-security@amazon.com). Please do not create a public GitHub issue.",
"severity" : [ {
"type" : "CVSS_V3",
"score" : "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L"
} ],
"affected" : [ {
"package" : {
"ecosystem" : "Maven",
"name" : "org.opensearch.plugin:opensearch-security"
},
"ranges" : [ {
"type" : "ECOSYSTEM",
"events" : [ {
"introduced" : "2.0.0.0"
}, {
"fixed" : "2.11.0.0"
} ]
} ]
}, {
"package" : {
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},
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"events" : [ {
"introduced" : "0"
}, {
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} ]
} ]
} ],
"references" : [ {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://github.com/opensearch-project/security/security/advisories/GHSA-72q2-gwwf-6hrv"
}, {
"type" : "ADVISORY",
"url" : "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-45807"
}, {
"type" : "PACKAGE",
"url" : "https://github.com/opensearch-project/security"
} ],
"database_specific" : {
"cwe_ids" : [ "CWE-281" ],
"severity" : "MODERATE",
"github_reviewed" : true,
"github_reviewed_at" : "2023-10-17T14:25:36Z",
"nvd_published_at" : "2023-10-16T22:15:12Z"
}
}