Elasticsearch Incorrect Authorization (Elastic Elasticsearch)
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 0.46 % · percentile 40 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- elastic
- NVD status
- Analyzed
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.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 4.0 | MEDIUM 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 | elastic |
| CVSS 4.0 | MEDIUM 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 · security@elastic.co (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
Advisories
- GHSA-5mpw-4546-2wcr — Elasticsearch Incorrect Authorization vulnerability
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2024-3538
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2024-12539
CERT-FR advisories
- CERTFR-2024-AVI-1094 — Vulnérabilité dans les produits Elastic · cert.ssi.gouv.fr
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elasticsearch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≥ 8.16.0 < 8.16.2
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| Elastic · Elasticsearch | affected 8.16.0 ≤ 8.16.1 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| CERT-FR (ANSSI) | Licence Ouverte / Etalab 2.0 |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |