CVE-2024-12539
Elasticsearch Incorrect Authorization vulnerability
EPSS 0.37%
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.
How to fix CVE-2024-12539
To remediate CVE-2024-12539, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Bitnami/elasticsearch—upgrade to 8.17.0 or later
- Maven/org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch—upgrade to 8.16.2 or later
Is CVE-2024-12539 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.4%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- >= 8.16.0, < 8.17.0
- >= 8.16.0, < 8.16.2
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 4.0 | — | 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 |