Description
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 cluster configured to use the new Remote Cluster Security to read arbitrary documents from any index on the remote cluster, and only if they use the Elasticsearch custom transport protocol to issue requests with the target index ID, the shard ID and the document ID. None of Elasticsearch REST API endpoints are affected by this issue.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elastic | Elasticsearch | 8.10.0 – < 8.13.0 | 8.13.0 |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Ubuntu
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Ubuntu 16.04 LTS | elasticsearch | No fix yet | — |
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed | Record |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch | >= 8.10.0, < 8.13.0 | 8.13.0 | GHSA-r3hx-qfh5-r9m7 |
Advisories 1
- WID-SEC-2024-0742 Elasticsearch: Mehrere Schwachstellen BSI CERT-Bund (WID) · Nov 11, 2024