CVE-2022-31020

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    CVE-2022-31020

    Published: 6 Sept 2022Last Modified: 27 Aug 2026

    Summary: Remote code execution in Indy's NODE_UPGRADE transaction

    Details: 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.

    References: https://github.com/hyperledger/indy-node/releases/tag/v1.12.5, https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2022/31xxx/CVE-2022-31020.json, https://github.com/hyperledger/indy-node/security/advisories/GHSA-r6v9-p59m-gj2p, https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-31020, https://github.com/hyperledger/indy-node/commit/fe507474f77084faef4539101e2bbb4d508a97f5

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: GIT

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -fe507474f77084faef4539101e2bbb4d508a97f5

    Affected versions

    v1.12.4
    v1.12.3
    v1.12.2
    v1.12.1
    v1.12.0

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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