CVE-2024-12539: elastic elasticsearch Incorrect Authorization
CVSS: 6.5v3.1MediumAnalyzed
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2024-12539CGA-68w8-pjmw-ccxcCGA-fxxx-wfmg-q967CGA-gg58-r2q5-5c59CGA-vg7h-62f9-3699GHSA-5mpw-4546-2wcrBIT-elasticsearch-2024-12539
Published 17-12-2024Last modified 17-12-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2024-12539 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in elastic elasticsearch. EPSS estimates a 0.46% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 38.4% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
0.46%
0%100%
Low · +0.01 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 0 · Related 4Timeline
- 17-12-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 17-12-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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.
CVSS metrics
8 scores · 6 sources · 2 versionsMedium 6.0Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:NSourcesAll 6 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated6.0MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- OSV · WolfiEcosystem advisory · calculated6.0MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- OSV · ChainguardEcosystem advisory · calculated6.0MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- OSV · MavenEcosystem advisory · calculated6.0MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- NVDNIST6.0MediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Medium 6.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NSourcesAll 2 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated6.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.46%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
38%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.01 pp
From 0.45% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score0.46%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Chainguard2 products
- ruby3.2-elasticsearch< 8.17.0-r0
- ruby3.3-elasticsearch< 8.17.0-r0
Wolfi2 products
- ruby3.2-elasticsearch< 8.17.0-r0
- ruby3.3-elasticsearch< 8.17.0-r0
Elastic1 product
- elasticsearch≥ 8.16.0, ≤ 8.16.1 | ≥ 8.16.0, < 8.16.2
Org.elasticsearch1 product
- elasticsearch≥ 8.16.0, < 8.16.2
Ubuntu1 product
- elasticsearchAll versions (No fix recorded)
5 vendors · 7 products
