{"id":"CVE-2024-12539","summary":"Elasticsearch Incorrect Authorization","details":"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.","aliases":["BIT-elasticsearch-2024-12539","GHSA-5mpw-4546-2wcr"],"modified":"2026-08-12T03:51:13.668717334Z","published":"2024-12-17T20:50:04.968Z","related":["CGA-q86m-5pj3-q6jg"],"database_specific":{"cna_assigner":"elastic","cwe_ids":["CWE-863"],"osv_generated_from":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/12xxx/CVE-2024-12539.json","unresolved_ranges":[{"extracted_events":[{"introduced":"8.16.0"},{"last_affected":"8.16.1"}],"source":"AFFECTED_FIELD"}]},"references":[{"type":"WEB","url":"https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-8-16-2-8-17-0-security-update/372091"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2024/12xxx/CVE-2024-12539.json"},{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-12539"}],"affected":[{"ranges":[{"type":"GIT","repo":"https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch","events":[{"introduced":"12ff76a92922609df4aba61a368e7adf65589749"},{"fixed":"fc1fb13693e87881046baa93e2cf1f4caf2fd58b"}],"database_specific":{"source":"CPE_RANGE","cpe":"cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elasticsearch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*","extracted_events":[{"introduced":"8.16.0"},{"fixed":"8.16.2"}]}}],"versions":["v8.16.1","v8.16.0"],"database_specific":{"source":"https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2024-12539.json"}}],"schema_version":"1.9.0","severity":[{"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"}]}