GHSA-p279-2cqp-84jg
OpenDJ SASL PLAIN authzid bypassing the proxy ACI scope check
Quick fix
GHSA-p279-2cqp-84jg — org.openidentityplatform.opendj:opendj-server-legacy: upgrade to the fixed version with the command below.
# pom.xml: bump <version>5.1.2</version> for org.openidentityplatform.opendj:opendj-server-legacy Details
### Summary When a SASL PLAIN bind supplies an authorization identity (authzid) that resolves to a **different** user, PlainSASLMechanismHandler verified only the PROXIED_AUTH privilege and never evaluated the "proxy" access-control right (the mayProxy ACI scope check). As a result, any account holding the proxied-auth privilege could assume **any resolvable non-root identity** without being granted a proxy ACI for that target.
This diverges from every other proxy path in OpenDJ — the proxied-authorization controls (RFC 4370) and the DIGEST-MD5 / GSSAPI authzid handlers all require **both** the privilege **and** the mayProxy scope grant.
### Impact Privilege escalation / authorization bypass: a holder of proxied-auth can act as arbitrary directory users beyond the scope intended by the deployment's proxy ACIs, defeating the ACI-based restriction on *which* identities may be impersonated. Root/Directory Manager is not assumable this way.
### Fix Enforce the mayProxy scope check on the SASL PLAIN authzid path (both dn: and u:/bare forms), sharing one hasProxyAccess helper with the DIGEST-MD5/GSSAPI path. Denial returns INVALID_CREDENTIALS (49) **before** password verification — matching DIGEST-MD5/GSSAPI — so an unauthenticated client cannot distinguish a missing privilege from a missing ACI grant.
### Workaround Restrict or revoke the proxied-auth privilege until upgraded.
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0 Fixed in: 5.1.2 # pom.xml: bump <version>5.1.2</version> for org.openidentityplatform.opendj:opendj-server-legacy References
- https://github.com/OpenIdentityPlatform/OpenDJ/security/advisories/GHSA-p279-2cqp-84jg [WEB]
- https://github.com/OpenIdentityPlatform/OpenDJ/commit/5c326850f1ab945cfca7ac9c5aaf77d1052c6bed [WEB]
- https://github.com/OpenIdentityPlatform/OpenDJ [PACKAGE]
- https://github.com/OpenIdentityPlatform/OpenDJ/releases/tag/5.1.2 [WEB]