CVE-2023-31141: Opensearch security OpenSearch Issue With Fine-grained Access Vulnerability
MODERATECVE-2023-31141 is a MODERATE (CVSS 4.8) opensearch issue with fine-grained access vulnerability (CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization) affecting Opensearch security libraries in the Maven ecosystem. The issue involves opensearch issue with fine-grained access control during extremely rare race conditions. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 1.3.10.0, 2.7.0.0.
CVE-2023-31141 at a Glance
Security Impact
CVSS: 4.8
The security impact metrics below are parsed directly from the CVSS v3.1 vector string (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N).
How to Fix CVE-2023-31141
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>1.3.10.0</version>
</dependency><dependency>
<groupId>org.opensearch.plugin</groupId>
<artifactId>opensearch-security</artifactId>
<version>2.7.0.0</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-2023-31141, 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 1.3.10.0), 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-863: Incorrect Authorization, where the product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check. 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-2023-31141 Affected Opensearch security Versions
2 component(s)| Product / Package | Ecosystem | Affected Versions | Fixed Version |
|---|---|---|---|
|
org.opensearch.plugin:opensearch-security
|
Maven |
≥ 1.0.0
< 1.3.10.0
|
1.3.10.0
|
|
org.opensearch.plugin:opensearch-security
|
Maven |
≥ 2.0.0
< 2.7.0.0
|
2.7.0.0
|
References
Frequently Asked Questions
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Machine-readable OSV JSON
OSV v1.5 Schema
{
"schema_version" : "1.4.0",
"id" : "GHSA-g8xc-6mf7-h28h",
"modified" : "2023-05-09T21:25:06Z",
"published" : "2023-05-09T21:25:06Z",
"aliases" : [ "CVE-2023-31141" ],
"summary" : "OpenSearch issue with fine-grained access control during extremely rare race conditions",
"details" : "### Impact\nThere is an issue with the implementation of fine-grained access control rules (document-level security, field-level security and field masking) where they are not correctly applied to the queries during extremely rare race conditions potentially leading to incorrect access authorization. For this issue to be triggered, two concurrent requests need to land on the same instance exactly when query cache eviction happens, once every four hours.\n\n### Affected versions\nOpenSearch 1.0.0-1.3.9 and 2.0.0-2.6.0\n\n### Patched versions\nOpenSearch 1.3.10 and 2.7.0\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. Please do not create a public GitHub issue.",
"severity" : [ {
"type" : "CVSS_V3",
"score" : "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"
} ],
"affected" : [ {
"package" : {
"ecosystem" : "Maven",
"name" : "org.opensearch.plugin:opensearch-security"
},
"ranges" : [ {
"type" : "ECOSYSTEM",
"events" : [ {
"introduced" : "1.0.0"
}, {
"fixed" : "1.3.10.0"
} ]
} ]
}, {
"package" : {
"ecosystem" : "Maven",
"name" : "org.opensearch.plugin:opensearch-security"
},
"ranges" : [ {
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"events" : [ {
"introduced" : "2.0.0"
}, {
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} ]
} ]
} ],
"references" : [ {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://github.com/opensearch-project/security/security/advisories/GHSA-g8xc-6mf7-h28h"
}, {
"type" : "ADVISORY",
"url" : "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-31141"
}, {
"type" : "PACKAGE",
"url" : "https://github.com/opensearch-project/security"
} ],
"database_specific" : {
"cwe_ids" : [ "CWE-863" ],
"severity" : "MODERATE",
"github_reviewed" : true,
"github_reviewed_at" : "2023-05-09T21:25:06Z",
"nvd_published_at" : "2023-05-08T21:15:11Z"
}
}