CVE-2024-12539: Elasticsearch Incorrect Authorization vulnerability

CVE-2024-12539 · Severity: medium · CVSS 4 · Published 2024-12-17

Elasticsearch Incorrect Authorization vulnerability

Technologies: org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch (Maven). Vendors: Maven.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2024-12539 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2024-12539 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2024-12539?
Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4, published 17 December 2024.
Which products and versions are affected?
org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=8.16.0,fixed=8.16.2.
Is there a fix for CVE-2024-12539?
Yes. org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch (Maven): upgrade to 8.16.2 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2024-12539?
Check whether you run org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch (Maven) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

How to fix

  • org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch (Maven): upgrade to 8.16.2 or later
    # set org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch to 8.16.2 in your pom.xml or build.gradle

Affected products

  • org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=8.16.0,fixed=8.16.2

Identifiers

  • CVE-2024-12539
  • GHSA-5mpw-4546-2wcr

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