{"id":"CVE-2022-35980","aliases":["GHSA-f4qr-f4xx-hjxw"],"url":"https://o3.security/vulnerability/CVE-2022-35980","summary":"OpenSearch vulnerable to Improper Authorization of Index Containing Sensitive Information","details":"### 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.","published":"2022-08-12T17:40:09Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:21.353638562Z","cvss":{"score":7.5,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N"},"epss":null,"cisaKev":null,"exploitsKnown":0,"affectedPackages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.opensearch.plugin:opensearch-security","fixedVersion":"2.2.0.0"}],"fix":{"url":"https://github.com/opensearch-project/security/commit/7eaaafec2939d7db23a02ffca9cc68e0343de246","label":"opensearch-project/security@7eaaafe"},"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/35xxx/CVE-2022-35980.json"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/opensearch-project/security/security/advisories/GHSA-f4qr-f4xx-hjxw"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-35980"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/opensearch-project/security/commit/7eaaafec2939d7db23a02ffca9cc68e0343de246"},{"type":"FIX","url":"https://github.com/opensearch-project/security/pull/1999"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/opensearch-project/security"}],"provenance":{"sources":["OSV.dev","FIRST.org (EPSS)"],"lastVerified":"2026-10-28T02:30:21.353638562Z"}}