OpenSearch Issue with tenant read-only permissions
Impact
There is an issue with the implementation of tenant permissions in OpenSearch Dashboards where authenticated users with read-only access to a tenant can perform create, edit and delete operations on index metadata of dashboards and visualizations in that tenant, potentially rendering them unavailable.
This issue does not affect index data, only metadata. Dashboards correctly enforces read-only permissions when indexing and updating documents. This issue does not provide additional read access to data users don’t already have.
Mitigation
This issue can be mitigated by disabling the tenants functionality for the cluster. Versions 1.3.14 and 2.11.0 contain a fix for this issue.
For more information
If you have any questions or comments about this advisory, please contact AWS/Amazon Security via our issue reporting page (https://aws.amazon.com/security/vulnerability-reporting/) or directly via email to aws-security@amazon.com. Please do not create a public GitHub issue.
Affected software
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| Platform | Package | Vulnerable versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Java / Kotlin (Maven) | org.opensearch.plugin:opensearch-security | >= 2.0.0.0, < 2.11.0.0, < 1.3.14.0 | 2.11.0.0, 1.3.14.0 |
References
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L- Weakness (CWE)
CWE-281- Platform
- Java / Kotlin (Maven)
- Package
org.opensearch.plugin:opensearch-security- Disclosed
- 17.10.2023
- Updated
- 11.10.2026 13:20
Sources and licenses
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-72q2-gwwf-6hrv - CC BY 4.0
Vulnerability history: org.opensearch.plugin:opensearch-security
All published vulnerabilities of this package (Java / Kotlin (Maven)), newest first. Shows whether this is a one-off slip or a package that needs watching.
- Total entries
- 14
- First → latest
- 08.2022 05.2026
- Without a fix
- 0
- Exploited in attacks
- 0
Severity breakdown
- High 2
- Medium 9
- Low 3
Disclosures per year
- 2022: 1
- 2023: 7
- 2024: 0
- 2025: 2
- 2026: 4
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