SB2024062822 - Privilege escalation in Elastic Cloud Enterprise
Published: June 28, 2024
Security Bulletin ID
SB2024062822
CSH Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Improper Authorization (CVE-ID: CVE-2024-37282)
CWE-ID: CWE-285 - Improper Authorization
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
The vulnerability allows a remote user to compromise the application.
The vulnerability exists due to missing authorization checks when creating API keys. A remote user with a valid API key and limited privileges can create another API key with elevated privileges.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.