CVE-2024-12539 — Incorrect Authorization in Elasticsearch

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization6 documents5 sources
Severity
6.0MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
0.3%
top 43.34%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Elastic Elasticsearch
Timeline
PublishedDec 17

Description

An issue was discovered where improper authorization controls affected certain queries that could allow a malicious actor to circumvent Document Level Security in Elasticsearch and get access to documents that their roles would normally not allow.

CVSS vector

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Affected Packages2 packages

▶NVDelastic/elasticsearch8.16.0 — 8.16.2
▶CVEListV5elastic/elasticsearch8.16.0 — 8.16.1

🔴Vulnerability Details

4
GHSA
Elasticsearch Incorrect Authorization vulnerability↗2024-12-17
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OSV
CVE-2024-12539: An issue was discovered where improper authorization controls affected certain queries that could allow a malicious actor to circumvent Document Level↗2024-12-17
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OSV
Elasticsearch Incorrect Authorization vulnerability↗2024-12-17
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CVEList
Elasticsearch Incorrect Authorization↗2024-12-17
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Red Hat
elasticsearch: improper auth controls can allow circumvention of Document Level Security↗2024-12-17
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CVE-2024-12539 — Incorrect Authorization in Elastic | cvebase