#VU95145 Cleartext storage of sensitive information in Elasticsearch - CVE-2024-23444
Published: August 1, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU95145
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-23444
CWE-ID: CWE-312
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Elasticsearch
Elasticsearch
Software vendor:
Elastic Stack
Elastic Stack
Description
The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists within the new Certificate Signing Requests when elasticsearch-certutil CLI tool is used with the csr option in order to create a new request. The associated private key that is generated is stored on disk
unencrypted even if the --pass parameter is passed in the command
invocation. A local user with access to the system can obtain the key.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.