Improper access control in Elastic connectors - CVE-2024-23447
Published: July 2, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU93636
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-23447
CWE-ID: CWE-284
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to gain unauthorized access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to improper access restrictions in the Windows Network Drive Connector when using Document Level Security to assign permissions to a file, with explicit allow write and deny read. A remote user can bypass implemented security restrictions and gain unauthorized access to sensitive information.
Affected software
Elastic connectors
How to mitigate CVE-2024-23447
Install updates from vendor's website.
Elastic connectors - update to 8.12.1.0