CVE-2024-23444
Elasticsearch elasticsearch-certutil csr fails to encrypt private key
Severity Score
4.9
*CVSS v3.1
Exploit Likelihood
*EPSS
Affected Versions
*CPE
Public Exploits
0
*Multiple Sources
Exploited in Wild
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*KEV
Decision
Track
*SSVC
Descriptions
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.
*Credits:
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* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
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Exploitation
Automatable
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Timeline
- 2024-01-16 CVE Reserved
- 2024-07-31 CVE Published
- 2025-04-04 CVE Updated
- 2025-05-27 EPSS Updated
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- ---------- KEV Due Date
- ---------- First Exploit
CWE
- CWE-311: Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data
CAPEC
References (1)
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| https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-8-13-0-7-17-23-security-update-esa-2024-12/364157 |
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Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
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| Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status | <-- --> | Vendor | Product | Version | Other | Status |
| Elastic Search vendor "Elastic" | Elasticsearch Search vendor "Elastic" for product "Elasticsearch" | * | - |
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