CVE-2024-23446

Kibana Broken Access Control issue

Description

An issue was discovered by Elastic, whereby the Detection Engine Search API does not respect Document-level security (DLS) or Field-level security (FLS) when querying the .alerts-security.alerts-{space_id} indices. Users who are authorized to call this API may obtain unauthorized access to documents if their roles are configured with DLS or FLS against the aforementioned index.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.16%
Vendor Advisory elastic.co Vendor Advisory elastic.co
Affected: Elastic Kibana
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-8-12-1-security-update-esa-2024-01/352686 vendor advisory
https://www.elastic.co/community/security vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-23446?
CVE-2024-23446 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-23446?
To fix CVE-2024-23446, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2024-23446 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2024-23446 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2024-23446?
CVE-2024-23446 affects Elastic Kibana.
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