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

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2024-23444-elasticsearch-stores-private-key-on-disk-unencrypted  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2024-07-31  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

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

Elasticsearch stores private key on disk unencrypted

Technologies: [org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch (Maven)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/org-elasticsearch-elasticsearch). Vendors: [Maven](https://junglewise.ai/threats/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

  ```sh
  # 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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