VDB-273289 · CVE-2024-23444 · GCVE-0-2024-23444

Elastic Elasticsearch up to 7.17.22/8.12.x Elasticsearch-certutil CLI Tool pass cleartext storage in file

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Elastic Elasticsearch up to 7.17.22/8.12.x. Impacted is an unknown function of the component Elasticsearch-certutil CLI Tool. This manipulation of the argument pass causes cleartext storage in file. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-23444. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Elastic Elasticsearch up to 7.17.22/8.12.x and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component Elasticsearch-certutil CLI Tool. The manipulation of the argument pass with an unknown input leads to a cleartext storage in file vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-313. The product stores sensitive information in cleartext in a file, or on disk. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

It was discovered by Elastic engineering that when elasticsearch-certutil CLI tool is used with the csr option in order to create a new Certificate Signing Requests, the associated private key that is generated is stored on disk unencrypted even if the --pass parameter is passed in the command invocation.

The advisory is shared at discuss.elastic.co. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-23444 since 01/16/2024. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are needed for exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1555 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 7.17.23 or 8.13.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Vendor

Elastic

Name

Elasticsearch

Version

License

free

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.0

VulDB Base Score: 2.7
VulDB Temp Score: 2.6
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 7.5
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CNA Base Score: 4.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cleartext storage in file
CWE: CWE-313 / CWE-312 / CWE-310
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: Elasticsearch 7.17.23/8.13.0

Timelineinfo

01/16/2024 🔍
07/31/2024 +196 days 🔍
07/31/2024 +0 days 🔍
04/05/2025 +248 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: discuss.elastic.co
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-23444 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-23444
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-273289

Entryinfo

Created: 07/31/2024 21:18
Updated: 04/05/2025 07:10
Changes: 07/31/2024 21:18 (65), 08/01/2024 11:14 (1), 04/05/2025 07:10 (12)
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