VDB-222151 · CVE-2023-25806 · GHSA-c6wg-cm5x-rqvj

OpenSearch Security prior 1.3.9/2.6.0 timing discrepancy

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in OpenSearch Security. The affected element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes timing discrepancy. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-25806. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in OpenSearch Security and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a timing discrepancy vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-208. Two separate operations in a product require different amounts of time to complete, in a way that is observable to an actor and reveals security-relevant information about the state of the product, such as whether a particular operation was successful or not. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was released 03/02/2023 as GHSA-c6wg-cm5x-rqvj. It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-25806 since 02/15/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 1.3.9 or 2.6.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Vendor

OpenSearch

Name

Security

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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CNA Base Score: 5.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Timing discrepancy
CWE: CWE-208 / CWE-203 / CWE-200
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Security 1.3.9/2.6.0

Timelineinfo

02/15/2023 🔍
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Sourcesinfo

Advisory: GHSA-c6wg-cm5x-rqvj
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-25806 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-25806
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-222151

Entryinfo

Created: 03/02/2023 07:23
Changes: 03/02/2023 07:23 (48)
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Cache ID: 216::103