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6.2
CVE-2022-31022: Bleve HTTP Handlers Allow Unrestricted Filesystem Access
CVE-2022-31022 · published 4 years ago
Summary
Using Bleve's built-in HTTP handlers to expose your index can allow attackers to create and delete files on your system if they have the right permissions. This is a risk if you're using Bleve's HTTP package without proper security controls. To fix this, consider using a different approach or upgrading to version 2.5.0, which moves the vulnerable code to a separate package.
What to do
- Update github.com blevesearch to version 2.5.0.
Affected software
| Ecosystem | Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|---|
| go | github.com | blevesearch | <= 1.10.14 |
| go | github.com | blevesearch |
< 2.5.0 Fix: upgrade to 2.5.0
|
| – | couchbase | bleve |
>= 0.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:couchbase:bleve:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
Original advisory text
Missing Role Based Access Control for the REST handlers in bleve/http package
Bleve is a text indexing library for go. Bleve includes HTTP utilities under bleve/http package, that are used by its sample application. These HTTP methods pave 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 by this issue. Version 2.5.0 relocated the `http/` dir used _only_ by bleve-explorer to `blevesearch/bleve-explorer`, thereby addressing the issue. However, the http package is purely intended to be used for demonstration purposes. Bleve was never designed handle the RBACs, nor it was ever advertised to be used in that way. The collaborators of this project have decided to stay away from adding any authentication or authorization to bleve project at the moment. 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. It is recommended to not use bleve/http in production use cases.
handling for the Role Based Access Controls(RBAC) of the index assets would be impacted by this issue. Version 2.5.0 relocated the `http/` dir used _only_ by bleve-explorer to `blevesearch/bleve-explorer`, thereby addressing the issue. However, the http package is purely intended to be used for demonstration purposes. Bleve was never designed handle the RBACs, nor it was ever advertised to be used in that way. The collaborators of this project have decided to stay away from adding any authentication or authorization to bleve project at the moment. 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. It is recommended to not use bleve/http in production use cases.
References
- https://pkg.go.dev/vuln/GO-2022-0470
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9w9f-6mg8-jp7w
- https://github.com/blevesearch/bleve/commit/1c7509d6a17d36f265c90b4e8f4e3a3182fe... Patch
- https://github.com/blevesearch/bleve/commit/af9e3111dadfedf9d30f0448506b4a57fecc... Patch
- https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/31xxx/CVE-2022-31022... Vendor Advisory
- https://github.com/blevesearch/bleve/security/advisories/GHSA-9w9f-6mg8-jp7w Vendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-31022 Vendor Advisory
Internet-facing
60 days
Internal
At next upgrade
- Not known to be exploited
- Needs hands-on effort to exploit
- Gives an attacker partial control
Severity
6.2
Medium
Type
CWE-288Authentication Bypass Using Alternate Path
CWE-306Missing Authentication for Critical Function
Timeline
Published1 Jun 2022
Updated4 Nov 2026
First seen6 Mar 2026
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