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TI-2024-15498 Aliases CVE-2024-23451GHSA-r3hx-qfh5-r9m7

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

Priority LOW 29CWE-863Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Partial Red Hat: 1 without a fix

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA, GitHub and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-863.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00492 42nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Partial Elasticsearch (Elastic): 8.13.0org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch (Maven): 8.13.0Red Hat: 1 without a fix

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
ElasticElasticsearch8.10.0 to before 8.13.08.13.0Patch availableCNA
—org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch (Maven)8.10.0 to before 8.13.08.13.0Patch availableGHSA-r3hx-qfh5-r9m7
  • Elasticsearch VendorElastic Affected 8.10.0 to before 8.13.0 Fixed in 8.13.0 Patch available CNA
  • org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch (Maven) Vendor— Affected 8.10.0 to before 8.13.0 Fixed in 8.13.0 Patch available GHSA-r3hx-qfh5-r9m7

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elasticsearch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*8.10.0 to before 8.13.0VulnerableElastic
  • cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elasticsearch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.10.0 to before 8.13.0 Vulnerable ·Elastic

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Elasticsearch (Elastic) Fixed in 8.13.0
  • Fix · GHSA-r3hx-qfh5-r9m7 org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch (Maven) Fixed in 8.13.0 Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

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

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat Quay 3AffectedNo fix planned: Will not fix
Not affected: 3 products
  • Logging Subsystem for Red Hat OpenShift
  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.1
  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 16.2

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-23451
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r3hx-qfh5-r9m7

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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