Elasticsearch Incorrect Authorization

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  "id": "a8741200417dfdcbcefdca3fda916cd7b111430d0bc32226ecb46db4be5fc69f",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2024-12539",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "Elasticsearch Incorrect Authorization",
    "summary": "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.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2024-12539",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "medium",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2024-12539",
      "aliases": [
        "BIT-elasticsearch-2024-12539",
        "CVE-2024-12539",
        "GHSA-5mpw-4546-2wcr"
      ],
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          "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"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "12ff76a92922609df4aba61a368e7adf65589749"
                },
                {
                  "fixed": "fc1fb13693e87881046baa93e2cf1f4caf2fd58b"
                }
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                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elasticsearch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
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                        "introduced": "8.16.0"
                      },
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                        "fixed": "8.16.2"
                      }
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                    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
                  }
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              }
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
            "v8.16.1",
            "v8.16.0"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2024-12539.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-28T02:30:50.927866844Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-8-16-2-8-17-0-security-update/372091",
        "https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/12xxx/CVE-2024-12539.json",
        "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-12539"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {
        "cwe_ids": [
          "CWE-863"
        ],
        "cna_assigner": "elastic",
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                  {
                    "introduced": "8.16.0"
                  },
                  {
                    "last_affected": "8.16.1"
                  }
                ],
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                "strategy": "StandardRange"
              }
            ]
          }
        ],
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      }
    },
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    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 519543,
  "published_at": "2024-12-17T20:50:04.968+00:00"
}