{"id":"BIT-elasticsearch-2024-12539","summary":"Elasticsearch Incorrect Authorization","details":"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.","aliases":["CVE-2024-12539","GHSA-5mpw-4546-2wcr"],"modified":"2026-09-08T08:47:33.199273182Z","published":"2024-12-19T07:08:44.980Z","database_specific":{"severity":"Medium","cpes":["cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elasticsearch:*:*:*:*:*:maven:*:*"]},"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-8-16-2-8-17-0-security-update/372091"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-12539"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"elasticsearch","ecosystem":"Bitnami","purl":"pkg:bitnami/elasticsearch"},"ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"8.16.0"},{"fixed":"8.17.0"}]}],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/bitnami/vulndb/tree/main/data/elasticsearch/BIT-elasticsearch-2024-12539.json"},"severity":[{"type":"CVSS_V4","score":"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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X"}]}],"schema_version":"1.9.0"}