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GHSA-p279-2cqp-84jg: OpenDJ SASL PLAIN authzid bypassing the proxy ACI scope check

July 24, 2026

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.

References

  • github.com/OpenIdentityPlatform/OpenDJ/commit/5c326850f1ab945cfca7ac9c5aaf77d1052c6bed
  • github.com/OpenIdentityPlatform/OpenDJ/releases/tag/5.1.2
  • github.com/OpenIdentityPlatform/OpenDJ/security/advisories/GHSA-p279-2cqp-84jg
  • github.com/advisories/GHSA-p279-2cqp-84jg

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Affected versions

All versions before 5.1.2

Fixed versions

  • 5.1.2

Solution

Upgrade to version 5.1.2 or above.

Impact 9.6 CRITICAL

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N

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Weakness

  • CWE-285: Improper Authorization
  • CWE-639: Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

Source file

maven/org.openidentityplatform.opendj/opendj-server-legacy/GHSA-p279-2cqp-84jg.yml

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