CVE-2022-41918: Opensearch security OpenSearch Has Issue With Fine-grained Vulnerability
MODERATECVE-2022-41918 is a MODERATE (CVSS 6.3) opensearch has issue with fine-grained vulnerability (CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization) affecting Opensearch security libraries in the Maven ecosystem. The issue involves opensearch has issue with fine-grained access control of indices backing data streams. Remediation is available by upgrading affected packages to version 1.3.7, 2.4.0.
CVE-2022-41918 at a Glance
Security Impact
CVSS: 6.3
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:L/I:L/A:L).
How to Fix CVE-2022-41918
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>1.3.7</version>
</dependency><dependency>
<groupId>org.opensearch.plugin</groupId>
<artifactId>opensearch-security</artifactId>
<version>2.4.0</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-2022-41918, 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 1.3.7), 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-2022-41918 Affected Opensearch security Versions
2 component(s)| Product / Package | Ecosystem | Affected Versions | Fixed Version |
|---|---|---|---|
|
org.opensearch.plugin:opensearch-security
|
Maven |
< 1.3.7
|
1.3.7
|
|
org.opensearch.plugin:opensearch-security
|
Maven |
≥ 2.0.0
< 2.4.0
|
2.4.0
|
References
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Machine-readable OSV JSON
OSV v1.5 Schema
{
"schema_version" : "1.4.0",
"id" : "GHSA-wmx7-x4jp-9jgg",
"modified" : "2023-03-07T20:04:42Z",
"published" : "2023-03-07T20:04:42Z",
"aliases" : [ "CVE-2022-41918" ],
"summary" : "OpenSearch has issue with fine-grained access control of indices backing data streams",
"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 indices that back data streams potentially leading to incorrect access authorization. This issue can only be triggered by authenticated users authorized to read those data streams which are backed by the impacted indexes. Additionally, existing privileged users cannot access random indexes within these clusters; they can only access indexes to which they have already been granted permission.\n\n### Patches\nOpenSearch 1.3.7 and 2.4.0 contain a fix for this issue.\n\n### Workarounds\nThere is no recommended work around.\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.\n",
"severity" : [ {
"type" : "CVSS_V3",
"score" : "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L"
} ],
"affected" : [ {
"package" : {
"ecosystem" : "Maven",
"name" : "org.opensearch.plugin:opensearch-security"
},
"ranges" : [ {
"type" : "ECOSYSTEM",
"events" : [ {
"introduced" : "0"
}, {
"fixed" : "1.3.7"
} ]
} ]
}, {
"package" : {
"ecosystem" : "Maven",
"name" : "org.opensearch.plugin:opensearch-security"
},
"ranges" : [ {
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"events" : [ {
"introduced" : "2.0.0"
}, {
"fixed" : "2.4.0"
} ]
} ]
} ],
"references" : [ {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://github.com/opensearch-project/security/security/advisories/GHSA-wmx7-x4jp-9jgg"
}, {
"type" : "ADVISORY",
"url" : "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-41918"
}, {
"type" : "WEB",
"url" : "https://github.com/opensearch-project/security/commit/f7cc569c9d3fa5d5432c76c854eed280d45ce6f4"
}, {
"type" : "PACKAGE",
"url" : "https://github.com/opensearch-project/security"
} ],
"database_specific" : {
"cwe_ids" : [ "CWE-612", "CWE-863" ],
"severity" : "MODERATE",
"github_reviewed" : true,
"github_reviewed_at" : "2023-03-07T20:04:42Z",
"nvd_published_at" : "2022-11-15T23:15:00Z"
}
}