CVE-2024-23451

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

Published Mar 27, 2024 CVSS 3.1 · 4.4 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2024-0995 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.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-r3hx-qfh5-r9m7 Elasticsearch Incorrect Authorization vulnerability
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Elastic
Elastic elasticsearch
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elasticsearch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Elastic
Elastic elasticsearch
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
elastic
Published
Updated
Aug 1, 2024, 11:06 PM
Reserved
Jan 16, 2024, 9:31 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Mar 27, 2024, 6:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 7:12 AM
Severity
Moderate
Public date
Mar 27, 2024, 12:00 AM