CVE catalog

CVE-2024-12539

UBUNTU-

[CVE catalog]

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.

Severity
Medium · CVSS 6.5CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Published
Updated
Source
[NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS
0.46% · Oct 27, 2026

Reported versions and fixes

Each observation applies to its named package, distribution, and release. Distribution backports can fix a vulnerability while retaining an older upstream version number.

Version impact has not been established. The original provider fields are retained below.

Provider details and historical evidence
Original provider fields
{
  "package_releases": [],
  "fixed_versions": [],
  "distribution_packages": [
    {
      "name": "elasticsearch",
      "distro": "ubuntu",
      "ranges": [
        {
          "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
          "events": [
            {
              "introduced": "0"
            }
          ]
        }
      ],
      "release": "16.04",
      "versions": [
        "1.6.2+dfsg-1",
        "1.7.3+dfsg-1",
        "1.7.3+dfsg-2",
        "1.7.3+dfsg-3"
      ],
      "ecosystem": "deb",
      "fixed_version": "",
      "provider_record_id": "UBUNTU-CVE-2024-12539"
    }
  ]
}

OpenFactory catalog packages

Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.

Observed:

References

[FIRST EPSS] · [OSV Package Vulnerability Database] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]