CVE-2024-12539

Medium

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.

SeverityMedium
CVSS6.5
Exploit probability—
ProductElasticsearch
PublishedDec 17, 2024
First seenDec 17, 2024

How to fix

Update
  • elastic elasticsearch8.16.2 or later
  • org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch8.16.2 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
elastic elasticsearch8.16.0 ≤ v < 8.16.28.16.2
org.elasticsearch:elasticsearchMaven8.16.0 ≤ v < 8.16.28.16.2

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