Critical severity · published Jun 28, 2024
CVE-2024-37282
It was identified that under certain specific preconditions, an API key that was originally created with a specific privileges could be subsequently used to create new API keys…
9.8
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
It was identified that under certain specific preconditions, an API key that was originally created with a specific privileges could be subsequently used to create new API keys that have elevated privileges.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 49% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
EC
Elastic Cloud Enterprise · Elastic
3.0.0 before 3.7.2 · source: vendor, NVD, CISA
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-37282
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-37282
Vendor Advisory
https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-cloud-enterprise-3-7-2-security-update-esa-2024-18/362181
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