GHSA-c6wg-cm5x-rqvj is a medium-severity (CVSS 5.3) CWE-208 vulnerability in org.opensearch.plugin:opensearch-security. O3 Security confirms whether GHSA-c6wg-cm5x-rqvj is actually reachable in your code before you act, and blocks exploitation at runtime until you patch.
OpenSearch has time discrepancy in authentication responses
Real-World Exposure
org.opensearch.plugin:opensearch-security☕org.opensearch.plugin:opensearch-securityReal-time download stats are indexed for npm and PyPI packages. This vulnerability affects Maven packages — download data is not available via public APIs for these ecosystems.
Description
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: [email protected]
Affected Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Vulnerable range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| ☕Maven | org.opensearch.plugin:opensearch-security | all versions | 1.3.9 |
| ☕Maven | org.opensearch.plugin:opensearch-security | ≥ 2.0.0&&< 2.6.0 | 2.6.0 |
Detection & mitigation playbook
Open-source dependencyDetect
Scan your dependency tree (package-lock.json, pnpm-lock.yaml, requirements.txt, go.sum, etc.) for org.opensearch.plugin:opensearch-security. O3's reachability analysis confirms whether the vulnerable code path is actually invoked in your application, so you act on real exposure instead of every transitive match.
Fix
Update org.opensearch.plugin:opensearch-security to 1.3.9 or later, then make sure no transitive (indirect) dependency still pins the vulnerable range — O3 confirms GHSA-c6wg-cm5x-rqvj is resolved across your whole dependency graph.
Workarounds
If you can't upgrade right away: gate or disable the affected feature, validate untrusted input at the boundary, and avoid passing attacker-controlled data into the vulnerable path. O3's runtime protection blocks exploitation in production as an interim safeguard until the upgrade lands.
How O3 protects you
O3 pinpoints whether GHSA-c6wg-cm5x-rqvj is reachable in your code and exactly where to fix it, then blocks exploitation in production at runtime until the patched version is deployed.
Tailored to GHSA-c6wg-cm5x-rqvj. Runtime protection reduces exposure until a permanent patch is applied and verified — it complements patching, it doesn't replace it.
Frequently Asked Questions
Is GHSA-c6wg-cm5x-rqvj in your dependencies?
O3 detects GHSA-c6wg-cm5x-rqvj across Maven dependencies and uses function-level reachability to confirm whether the vulnerable code path is actually reachable — not just present. No false positives.