CVE-2022-31022 – github.com/blevesearch/bleve

Package

Manager: go
Name: github.com/blevesearch/bleve
Vulnerable Version: >=0 <=1.10.14

Severity

Level: Medium

CVSS v3.1: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

EPSS: 0.00174 pctl0.39175

Details

Missing Role Based Access Control for the REST handlers in bleve/http package ### Impact _What kind of vulnerability is it? Who is impacted?_ Bleve includes HTTP utilities under bleve/http package, that are used by its sample application. (https://github.com/blevesearch/bleve-explorer) These HTTP methods paves way for exploitation of a node’s filesystem where the bleve index resides, if the user has used bleve’s own HTTP (bleve/http) handlers for exposing the access to the indexes. For instance, the CreateIndexHandler (http/index_create.go) and DeleteIndexHandler (http/index_delete.go) enable an attacker to create a bleve index (directory structure) anywhere where the user running the server has the write permissions and to delete recursively any directory owned by the same user account. Users who have used the bleve/http package for exposing access to bleve index without the explicit handling for the Role Based Access Controls(RBAC) of the index assets would be impacted. ### Patches _Has the problem been patched? What versions should users upgrade to?_ **No**. The http package is purely intended to be used for demonstration purposes. And bleve is never designed to be handling the RBACs or it was ever advertised to be used in that way. Hence the collaborators of this project have decided to stay away from adding any authentication or authorization to bleve project at the moment. ### Workarounds _Is there a way for users to fix or remediate the vulnerability without upgrading?_ The bleve/http package is mainly for demonstration purposes and it lacks exhaustive validation of the user inputs as well as any authentication and authorization measures. So it is recommended to not use that in production use cases. ### For more information If you have any questions or comments about this advisory: * Open an issue [here](https://github.com/blevesearch/bleve/issues). * Email us at [mailto:security@couchbase.com, fts-team@couchbase.com].

Metadata

Created: 2022-06-03T22:17:51Z
Modified: 2025-05-08T16:45:25Z
Source: https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2022/06/GHSA-9w9f-6mg8-jp7w/GHSA-9w9f-6mg8-jp7w.json
CWE IDs: ["CWE-288", "CWE-306"]
Alternative ID: GHSA-9w9f-6mg8-jp7w
Finding: F006
Auto approve: 1