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CVE-2024-23451

Elasticsearch Incorrect Authorization in the Remote Cluster Security API key based security model

Published: Mar 27, 2024Updated: Feb 4, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVD GHSA BDUCWE-863
NVD MITRE
4.4CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 61.7%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Incorrect Authorization issue exists in the API key based security model for Remote Cluster Security, which is currently in Beta, in Elasticsearch 8.10.0 and before 8.13.0. This allows a malicious user with a valid API key for a remote cluster configured to use the new Remote Cluster Security to read arbitrary documents from any index on the remote cluster, and only if they use the Elasticsearch custom transport protocol to issue requests with the target index ID, the shard ID and the document ID. None of Elasticsearch REST API endpoints are affected by this issue.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:HPR:HUI:NS:UC:HI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:HPrivileges Required
High
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-863

Affected Products

ElasticsearchElastic
On-premDatabase
Databases
elasticsearchelastic
On-premDatabase
Databases
org.elasticsearch:elasticsearchMavenOSS Libraries
ElasticsearchElastic NV
On-premDatabase
Databases
elasticcommercialUSDatabasesaka elasticsearch co., elastic.co
mavenpackage-ecosystemOSS Libraries
elastic nvcommercialUSEnterprise Softwareaka elastic

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
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References

https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-8-13-0-security-update-esa-2024-07/356315
discuss.elastic.co
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-23451
nvd.nist.gov
https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch
github.com

Timeline

Published
Mar 27, 2024
Last Updated
Feb 4, 2025

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