ElasticsearchGHSA-5mpw-4546-2wcr
Elasticsearch Incorrect Authorization vulnerability
MediumCVE-2024-12539 · Published Dec 17, 2024 · updated Sep 10, 2026
Affected versions
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch Maven | >= 8.16.0, < 8.16.2 | 8.16.2 |
Details and references
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 4.0
- 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
- Severity from
- GitHub (reviewed advisory)
- Weakness
- CWE-863
- Also known as
- BIT-elasticsearch-2024-12539, CVE-2024-12539
More Elasticsearch advisories
All Elasticsearch| Date | Advisory | Severity | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 212025 | Elasticsearch allocation of resources without limits or throttling leads to crash CVE-2024-43709Medium6.5fixed in 7.17.21, 8.13.3 | Medium6.5 | 7.17.21, 8.13.3 |
| Apr 82025 | Elasticsearch Potential Node Crash due to Large Recursion in `innerForbidCircularReferences` Function CVE-2024-52980Medium6.5fixed in 8.15.1 | Medium6.5 | 8.15.1 |
| Apr 82025 | Elasticsearch Vulnerable to Stack Overflow due to a Large Recursion CVE-2024-52981Medium4.9fixed in 7.17.24, 8.15.1 | Medium4.9 | 7.17.24, 8.15.1 |
| May 12025 | Elasticsearch Uncontrolled Resource Consumption Vulnerability CVE-2024-52979Medium6.5fixed in 7.17.25, 8.16.0 | Medium6.5 | 7.17.25, 8.16.0 |
| Jul 312024 | Elasticsearch stores private key on disk unencrypted CVE-2024-23444Medium4.9fixed in 7.17.23, 8.13.0 | Medium4.9 | 7.17.23, 8.13.0 |
| Jul 262024 | Elasticsearch Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File CVE-2023-49921Medium5.2fixed in 7.17.16, 8.11.2 | Medium5.2 | 7.17.16, 8.11.2 |