{"id":"GHSA-5mpw-4546-2wcr","summary":"Elasticsearch Incorrect Authorization vulnerability","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","CVE-2024-12539"],"modified":"2026-09-10T03:50:21.307166911Z","published":"2024-12-17T21:30:34Z","database_specific":{"github_reviewed_at":"2024-12-17T22:30:17Z","nvd_published_at":"2024-12-17T21:15:07Z","cwe_ids":["CWE-863"],"severity":"MODERATE","github_reviewed":true},"references":[{"type":"ADVISORY","url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-12539"},{"type":"WEB","url":"https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-8-16-2-8-17-0-security-update/372091"},{"type":"PACKAGE","url":"https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch"}],"affected":[{"package":{"name":"org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch","ecosystem":"Maven","purl":"pkg:maven/org.elasticsearch/elasticsearch"},"ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"8.16.0"},{"fixed":"8.16.2"}]}],"versions":["8.16.0","8.16.1"],"database_specific":{"source":"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2024/12/GHSA-5mpw-4546-2wcr/GHSA-5mpw-4546-2wcr.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"}]}