Vulnerability identifier: #VU81680
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 1.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]
CVE-ID:
CWE-ID:
CWE-295
Exploitation vector: Network
Exploit availability: No
Vulnerable software:
Beats
Server applications /
Other server solutions
Vendor: Elastic Stack
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform MitM attack.
The vulnerability exists due to the application does not verify whether the server certificate is valid for the target IP address. When the client is configured to connect to an IP address instead of a
hostname, it does not validate the server certificate's IP SAN values
against that IP address and certificate validation fails, and therefore
the connection is not blocked as expected. A remote attacker can perform MitM attack.
Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versions
Beats: 8.0.0 - 8.10.0
External links
https://www.elastic.co/community/security#ESA-2023-16
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.