CVE-2024-23444: Elasticsearch stores private key on disk unencrypted

CVE-2024-23444 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2024-07-31

Elasticsearch stores private key on disk unencrypted

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

Quick answers

Is CVE-2024-23444 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2024-23444 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2024-23444?
Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 31 July 2024.
Which products and versions are affected?
org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=8.0.0-alpha1,fixed=8.13.0.
Is there a fix for CVE-2024-23444?
Yes. org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch (Maven): upgrade to 8.13.0 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
Am I affected by CVE-2024-23444?
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 8.13.0 or later
    # set org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch to 8.13.0 in your pom.xml or build.gradle

Affected products

  • org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch (Maven) ECOSYSTEM:introduced=8.0.0-alpha1,fixed=8.13.0

Identifiers

  • CVE-2024-23444
  • GHSA-5v8f-xx9m-wj44

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