CVE-2024-12539 json
Elasticsearch Incorrect Authorization
published last yr. modified 2mo ago also BIT-elasticsearch-2024-12539 , EUVD-2024-3538 , GHSA-5mpw-4546-2wcr
- cvss
- 6.5
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.5%
- EPSS 0.5% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 40%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- maven org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch 8.16.2
- bitnami elasticsearch 8.17.0
- elastic elasticsearch 8.16.2
- elasticsearch elasticsearch 8.16.2
- org.elasticsearch elasticsearch 8.16.2
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red hat product security vex CVE-2024-12539 updated cvss 6.5
elasticsearch: improper auth controls can allow circumvention of Document Level Security
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Red Hat Logging Subsystem for Red Hat OpenShift openshift-logging/fluentd-rhel8, openshift-logging/kibana6-rhel8 Red Hat Quay 3 quay/quay-rhel8not affected: vulnerable code not present
Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- last yr.
Exploit prediction
0.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 40% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-15).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 6.0 | 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 |
| CNA | 4.0 | 6.0 | 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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
| NVD | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| maven | org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch | >=8.16.0, <8.16.2 |
8.16.2 |
| bitnami | elasticsearch | >=8.16.0, <8.17.0 |
8.17.0 |
Affected products
- Elastic Elasticsearch
Classification
- Weakness
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- CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization
References
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discuss.elastic.co
/t/elasticsearch-8-16-2-8-17-0-security-update/372091
web, vendor-advisory, advisory
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nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-12539
advisory, web
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github.com
/elastic/elasticsearch
package
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2024-12539
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-5mpw-4546-2wcr
- NVD CVE-2024-12539
- OSV BIT-elasticsearch-2024-12539
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