{"id":"CVE-2022-35980","aliases":["EUVD-2022-6546","GHSA-f4qr-f4xx-hjxw"],"status":"published","title":"OpenSearch vulnerable to Improper Authorization of Index Containing Sensitive Information","description":"OpenSearch Security is a plugin for OpenSearch that offers encryption, authentication and authorization. Versions 2.0.0.0 and 2.1.0.0 of the security plugin are affected by an information disclosure vulnerability. Requests to an OpenSearch cluster configured with advanced access control features document level security (DLS), field level security (FLS), and/or field masking will not be filtered when the query's search pattern matches an aliased index. OpenSearch Dashboards creates an alias to `.kibana` by default, so filters with the index pattern of `*` to restrict access to documents or fields will not be applied. This issue allows requests to access sensitive information when customer have acted to restrict access that specific information. OpenSearch 2.2.0, which is compatible with OpenSearch Security 2.2.0.0, contains the fix for this issue. There is no recommended work around.","severity":{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"high","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-12","score":0.01231,"percentile":0.69367,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-612"],"published":"2022-08-12T17:31:58Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:21Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","package":"org.opensearch.plugin:opensearch-security","fixed_in":["2.2.0.0"],"sources":["ghsa","osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"Maven","package":"org.opensearch.plugin:opensearch-security","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"2.0.0.0"},{"last_affected":"2.1.0.0"},{"fixed":"2.2.0.0"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"Maven","package":"org.opensearch.plugin:opensearch-security","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"2.0.0.0"},{"fixed":"2.2.0.0"}]}],"versions":["2.1.0.0"]}],"products":[{"vendor":"amazon","product":"opensearch"},{"vendor":"embysupport","product":"security"},{"vendor":"opensearch-project","product":"security"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/opensearch-project/security/security/advisories/GHSA-f4qr-f4xx-hjxw","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","x_transferred","Third Party Advisory","advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/opensearch-project/security/pull/1999","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Patch","Third Party Advisory","fix","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/opensearch-project/security/commit/7eaaafec2939d7db23a02ffca9cc68e0343de246","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","x_transferred","Patch","Third Party Advisory","fix","web"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-35980","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-f4qr-f4xx-hjxw"},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/35xxx/CVE-2022-35980.json","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/opensearch-project/security","tags":["package"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2022-35980","title":"OpenSearch vulnerable to Improper Authorization of Index Containing Sensitive Information","description":"OpenSearch Security is a plugin for OpenSearch that offers encryption, authentication and authorization. Versions 2.0.0.0 and 2.1.0.0 of the security plugin are affected by an information disclosure vulnerability. Requests to an OpenSearch cluster configured with advanced access control features document level security (DLS), field level security (FLS), and/or field masking will not be filtered when the query's search pattern matches an aliased index. OpenSearch Dashboards creates an alias to `.kibana` by default, so filters with the index pattern of `*` to restrict access to documents or fields will not be applied. This issue allows requests to access sensitive information when customer have acted to restrict access that specific information. OpenSearch 2.2.0, which is compatible with OpenSearch Security 2.2.0.0, contains the fix for this issue. There is no recommended work around.","status":"published","published":"2022-08-12T17:40:09Z","modified":"2025-04-23T17:51:02.584Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"high","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-612"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:34:39.935681Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2022-6546","description":"OpenSearch Security is a plugin for OpenSearch that offers encryption, authentication and authorization. Versions 2.0.0.0 and 2.1.0.0 of the security plugin are affected by an information disclosure vulnerability. Requests to an OpenSearch cluster configured with advanced access control features document level security (DLS), field level security (FLS), and/or field masking will not be filtered when the query's search pattern matches an aliased index. OpenSearch Dashboards creates an alias to `.kibana` by default, so filters with the index pattern of `*` to restrict access to documents or fields will not be applied. This issue allows requests to access sensitive information when customer have acted to restrict access that specific information. OpenSearch 2.2.0, which is compatible with OpenSearch Security 2.2.0.0, contains the fix for this issue. There is no recommended work around.","status":"published","published":"2022-08-12T17:40:09Z","modified":"2025-04-23T17:51:02Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"high"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T20:52:10.363195Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-f4qr-f4xx-hjxw","title":"OpenSearch vulnerable to Improper Authorization of Index Containing Sensitive Information","description":"### Impact\nRequests to an OpenSearch cluster configured with advanced access control features ([document level security (DLS)](https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/security-plugin/access-control/document-level-security/), [field level security (FLS)](https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/security-plugin/access-control/field-level-security/), and/or [field masking](https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/security-plugin/access-control/field-masking/)) will not be filtered when the query's search pattern matches an aliased index.\n\nOpenSearch Dashboards creates an alias to `.kibana` by default, so filters with the index pattern of `*` to restrict access to documents or fields will not be applied.\n\nThis issue allows requests to access sensitive information when customer have acted to restrict access that specific information. \n\n### Patches\nOpenSearch 2.2.0+ contains the fix for this issue. OpenSearch Security Plugin 2.2.0.0 is compatible with OpenSearch 2.2.0.\n\n### Workarounds\nThere is no recommended work around.\n\n### References\nSee pull request #1999 for additional details.\n\n### For more information\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory we ask that contact AWS/Amazon Security via our [vulnerability reporting page](http://aws.amazon.com/security/vulnerability-reporting/) or directly via email to aws-security@amazon.com. Please do **not** create a public GitHub issue.","status":"published","published":"2022-08-12T17:31:58Z","modified":"2023-02-01T05:02:34Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-612"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:36:30.61364Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2022-35980","description":"OpenSearch Security is a plugin for OpenSearch that offers encryption, authentication and authorization. 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There is no recommended work around.","status":"published","published":"2022-08-12T18:15:13.51Z","modified":"2026-06-17T04:52:38.75Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"high","assessor":"secondary"},{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"high","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-612"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:07:24.750124Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"CVE-2022-35980","title":"OpenSearch vulnerable to Improper Authorization of Index Containing Sensitive Information","description":"OpenSearch Security is a plugin for OpenSearch that offers encryption, authentication and authorization. Versions 2.0.0.0 and 2.1.0.0 of the security plugin are affected by an information disclosure vulnerability. Requests to an OpenSearch cluster configured with advanced access control features document level security (DLS), field level security (FLS), and/or field masking will not be filtered when the query's search pattern matches an aliased index. OpenSearch Dashboards creates an alias to `.kibana` by default, so filters with the index pattern of `*` to restrict access to documents or fields will not be applied. This issue allows requests to access sensitive information when customer have acted to restrict access that specific information. OpenSearch 2.2.0, which is compatible with OpenSearch Security 2.2.0.0, contains the fix for this issue. There is no recommended work around.","status":"published","published":"2022-08-12T17:40:09Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:21.353638562Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-612"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:44:26.195407Z"},{"id":"GHSA-f4qr-f4xx-hjxw","title":"OpenSearch vulnerable to Improper Authorization of Index Containing Sensitive Information","description":"### Impact\nRequests to an OpenSearch cluster configured with advanced access control features ([document level security (DLS)](https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/security-plugin/access-control/document-level-security/), [field level security (FLS)](https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/security-plugin/access-control/field-level-security/), and/or [field masking](https://opensearch.org/docs/latest/security-plugin/access-control/field-masking/)) will not be filtered when the query's search pattern matches an aliased index.\n\nOpenSearch Dashboards creates an alias to `.kibana` by default, so filters with the index pattern of `*` to restrict access to documents or fields will not be applied.\n\nThis issue allows requests to access sensitive information when customer have acted to restrict access that specific information. \n\n### Patches\nOpenSearch 2.2.0+ contains the fix for this issue. OpenSearch Security Plugin 2.2.0.0 is compatible with OpenSearch 2.2.0.\n\n### Workarounds\nThere is no recommended work around.\n\n### References\nSee pull request #1999 for additional details.\n\n### For more information\nIf you have any questions or comments about this advisory we ask that contact AWS/Amazon Security via our [vulnerability reporting page](http://aws.amazon.com/security/vulnerability-reporting/) or directly via email to aws-security@amazon.com. Please do **not** create a public GitHub issue.","status":"published","published":"2022-08-12T17:31:58Z","modified":"2023-11-08T04:09:55.363295Z","cvss":[{"version":"3.1","score":7.5,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N","level":"high"}],"cwes":["CWE-612"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:46.006631Z"}]}}