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High · 8.8 CVE-2022-31020 EUVD-2022-0124GHSA-r6v9-p59m-gj2pPYSEC-2022-265

Remote code execution in Indy's NODE_UPGRADE transaction

Published Sep 6, 2022 · Updated Apr 23, 2025 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

Indy Node is the server portion of a distributed ledger purpose-built for decentralized identity. In versions 1.12.4 and prior, the `pool-upgrade` request handler in Indy-Node allows an improperly authenticated attacker to remotely execute code on nodes within the network. The `pool-upgrade` request handler in Indy-Node 1.12.5 has been updated to properly authenticate pool-upgrade transactions before any processing is performed by the request handler. The transactions are further sanitized to prevent remote code execution. As a workaround, endorsers should not create DIDs for untrusted users. A vulnerable ledger should configure `auth_rules` to prevent new DIDs from being written to the ledger until the network can be upgraded.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
hyperledger indy-node <= 1.12.4 —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
PyPI indy-node < 1.12.5rc1 1.12.5rc1 GHSA-r6v9-p59m-gj2p

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