Improper Authentication in Elasticsearch PKI realm can lead to user impersonation via specially crafted client certificates. A malicious actor would need to have such a crafted client certificate signed by a legitimate, trusted Certificate Authority.
Weakness
When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elasticsearch | Elastic | 7.0.0 (including) | 7.17.29 (including) |
| Elasticsearch | Elastic | 8.0.0 (including) | 8.19.8 (excluding) |
| Elasticsearch | Elastic | 9.0.0 (including) | 9.1.8 (excluding) |
| Elasticsearch | Elastic | 9.2.0 (including) | 9.2.2 (excluding) |
| Elasticsearch | Ubuntu | esm-apps/xenial | * |
Potential Mitigations
Related Attack Patterns
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