6.5
MEDIUM
CVE-2024-23445
Elasticsearch Remote Clusters API Key Security Enforcement Bypass
Description

It was identified that if a cross-cluster API key https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/8.14/security-api-create-cross-cluster-api-key.html#security-api-create-cross-cluster-api-key-request-body  restricts search for a given index using the query or the field_security parameter, and the same cross-cluster API key also grants replication for the same index, the search restrictions are not enforced during cross cluster search operations and search results may include documents and terms that should not be returned. This issue only affects the API key based security model for remote clusters https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/8.14/remote-clusters.html#remote-clusters-security-models  that was previously a beta feature and is released as GA with 8.14.0

INFO

Published Date :

June 12, 2024, 2:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 31, 2024, 3:35 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

3.6

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-23445 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Elastic elasticsearch
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-8-14-0-security-update-esa-2024-13/360898

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  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Oct. 31, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE CISA-ADP CWE-922
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jun. 12, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description It was identified that if a cross-cluster API key https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/8.14/security-api-create-cross-cluster-api-key.html#security-api-create-cross-cluster-api-key-request-body  restricts search for a given index using the query or the field_security parameter, and the same cross-cluster API key also grants replication for the same index, the search restrictions are not enforced during cross cluster search operations and search results may include documents and terms that should not be returned. This issue only affects the API key based security model for remote clusters https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/8.14/remote-clusters.html#remote-clusters-security-models  that was previously a beta feature and is released as GA with 8.14.0
    Added Reference Elastic https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-8-14-0-security-update-esa-2024-13/360898 [No types assigned]
    Added CVSS V3.1 Elastic AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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