CVE-2023-25806
mediumpriority · track · 21EPSS 0.003 · 26 %ileEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
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affected products (11)
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- Maven org.opensearch.plugin:opensearch-security< 1.3.9osvUSpkg:maven/org.opensearch.plugin/opensearch-security
- Maven org.opensearch.plugin:opensearch-security2.0.0 → 2.6.0osvUSpkg:maven/org.opensearch.plugin/opensearch-security
advisories (1)
Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.
- GHSA-c6wg-cm5x-rqvjOpenSearch has time discrepancy in authentication responses2023-03-07ghsa · osvUS
### Impact 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 OpenSearch 1.3.9 and 2.6.0 ### Workarounds None. ### References If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, please contact AWS/Amazon Security using our issue reporting page [1] or directly via email [2]. Please do not create a public GitHub issue. [1] AWS Security issue reporting page: https://aws.amazon.com/security/vulnerability-reporting/ [2] AWS Security email: [aws-security@amazon.com](mailto:aws-security@amazon.com)
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references (4)
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- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2023-25806/cnnvd
- https://github.com/opensearch-project/security/security/advisories/GHSA-c6wg-cm5x-rqvjcnnvd
- https://github.com/opensearch-project/security/security/advisories/GHSA-c6wg-cm5x-rqvjenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/opensearch-project/security/security/advisories/GHSA-c6wg-cm5x-rqvjVendor Advisorynvd
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