What is CVE-2024-23451?

CVE-2024-23451 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Elastic Elasticsearch, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2024-03-27.

How severe is CVE-2024-23451?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Elastic Elasticsearch

CVE-2024-23451

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 clu…

Vulnerability class: Broken Access Control

EPSS: 0.003 (57.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Elastic Elasticsearch — versions 8.10.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-863 — Incorrect Authorization

References

discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-8-13-0-security-update-esa-2024-07/356315

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-23451?: CVE-2024-23451 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Elastic Elasticsearch, classified under Incorrect Authorization. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2024-03-27.
How severe is CVE-2024-23451?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.