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.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Attack Requirements Present

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact None

Vulnerable System Availability Impact None

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00338.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact partial

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
Elastic Elasticsearch unaffected
Version Status Constraints
8.16.0 affected ≤ 8.16.1

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elasticsearch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories
Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-3538 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.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-5mpw-4546-2wcr Elasticsearch Incorrect Authorization vulnerability
Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References
Link Providers
https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-8-16-2-8-17-0-security-update/372091 cve-icon cve-icon cve-icon
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-12539 cve-icon
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-12539 cve-icon
History

Sun, 13 Jul 2025 13:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00067}

 epss

{'score': 0.00076}

Tue, 04 Feb 2025 15:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Elastic
Elastic elasticsearch
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elasticsearch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Elastic
Elastic elasticsearch

Wed, 18 Dec 2024 01:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

 cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}

threat_severity

Moderate

Tue, 17 Dec 2024 22:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Tue, 17 Dec 2024 21:00:00 +0000

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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.
Title Elasticsearch Incorrect Authorization
Weaknesses CWE-863
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 6, 'vector': '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'}

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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: elastic

Published:

Updated: 2024-12-17T21:23:57.366Z

Reserved: 2024-12-11T20:10:08.792Z

Link: CVE-2024-12539

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-12-17T21:23:53.241Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-12-17T21:15:07.183

Modified: 2025-02-04T15:16:44.880

Link: CVE-2024-12539

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2024-12-17T20:50:04Z

Links: CVE-2024-12539 - Bugzilla

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses