Moderate severityNVD Advisory· Published Mar 2, 2023· Updated Mar 5, 2025
Time discrepancy in authentication responses in OpenSearch
CVE-2023-25806
Description
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 packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
org.opensearch.plugin:opensearch-securityMaven | < 1.3.9 | 1.3.9 |
org.opensearch.plugin:opensearch-securityMaven | >= 2.0.0, < 2.6.0 | 2.6.0 |
Affected products
2- opensearch-project/securityv5Range: < 1.3.9
Patches
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References
5- github.com/advisories/GHSA-c6wg-cm5x-rqvjghsaADVISORY
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-25806ghsaADVISORY
- github.com/opensearch-project/securityghsaPACKAGE
- github.com/opensearch-project/security/pull/2472ghsaWEB
- github.com/opensearch-project/security/security/advisories/GHSA-c6wg-cm5x-rqvjghsax_refsource_CONFIRMWEB
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