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TI-2024-11635 Aliases CVE-2024-12539GHSA-5mpw-4546-2wcr

Elasticsearch Incorrect Authorization

Priority LOW 27CWE-863Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
Present
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-863.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0046 40th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch (Maven): 8.16.2

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ElasticElasticsearch8.16.0 – 8.16.1—No fix listedCNA
—org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch (Maven)8.16.0 to before 8.16.28.16.2Patch availableGHSA-5mpw-4546-2wcr
  • Elasticsearch VendorElastic Affected 8.16.0 – 8.16.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch (Maven) Vendor— Affected 8.16.0 to before 8.16.2 Fixed in 8.16.2 Patch available GHSA-5mpw-4546-2wcr

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elasticsearch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.16.0 to before 8.16.2VulnerableElastic
  • cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elasticsearch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.16.0 to before 8.16.2 Vulnerable ·Elastic

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-5mpw-4546-2wcr org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch (Maven) Fixed in 8.16.2 Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 2 products
  • Logging Subsystem for Red Hat OpenShift
  • Red Hat Quay 3

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-12539
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5mpw-4546-2wcr

References

Advisory 2

Other 1

  • TI-2015-01295 The Groovy scripting engine in Elasticsearch before 1.3.8 and 1.4.x before 1.4.3 allows… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2014-02491 The default configuration in Elasticsearch before 1.2 enables dynamic scripting, which… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2023-15037 Elasticsearch StackOverflow vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2021-05135 Information disclosure in Elasticsearch CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2021-05136 All versions of Elastic Cloud Enterprise has the Elasticsearch “anonymous” user enabled… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2015-04530 Elasticsearch before 1.6.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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