CVE-2024-23451 describes an Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in Elasticsearch versions 8.10.0 through 8.12.x, specifically impacting the Beta Remote Cluster Security feature when using API key authentication. A low-privileged malicious user with a valid API key for a remote cluster can read arbitrary documents from any index on that cluster by leveraging the Elasticsearch custom transport protocol with specific index, shard, and document IDs. This vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), indicating a network-based attack with low complexity and high confidentiality impact, but no integrity or availability impact. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 8.10.0, < 8.13.0CPE match | cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elasticsearch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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