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CVE-2024-23445

Elasticsearch Remote Cluster Search Cross Cluster API Key insufficient restrictions

Published: Jun 12, 2024Updated: Sep 26, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD BDUCWE-922
NVD MITRE
6.5CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 63.9%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

It was identified that if a cross-cluster API key https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/8.14/security-api-create-cross-cluster-api-key.html#security-api-create-cross-cluster-api-key-request-body  restricts search for a given index using the query or the field_security parameter, and the same cross-cluster API key also grants replication for the same index, the search restrictions are not enforced during cross cluster search operations and search results may include documents and terms that should not be returned. This issue only affects the API key based security model for remote clusters https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/8.14/remote-clusters.html#remote-clusters-security-models  that was previously a beta feature and is released as GA with 8.14.0

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-922

Affected Products

elasticsearchelasticDatabases
ElasticsearchElasticDatabases
ElasticsearchElastic NV
Mixed
Enterprise Software / itsm-monitoring
elasticcommercialUSDatabasesaka elasticsearch co., elastic.co
elastic nvcommercialUSEnterprise Softwareaka elastic

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Credential Access
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References

https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-8-14-0-security-update-esa-2024-13/360898
discuss.elastic.co
https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-8-14-0-security-update-esa-2024-13/360898/1
discuss.elastic.co
https://vuldb.com/ru/?id.268162
vuldb.com

Timeline

Published
Jun 12, 2024
Last Updated
Sep 26, 2025

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