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Lookup for vulnerabilities affecting packages.
GET /api/vulnerabilities/56359?format=api
{ "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/vulnerabilities/56359?format=api", "vulnerability_id": "VCID-d3wu-97na-8qf1", "summary": "Elasticsearch Incorrect Authorization vulnerability\nAn issue was discovered where improper authorization controls affected certain queries that could allow a malicious actor to circumvent Document Level Security in Elasticsearch and get access to documents that their roles would normally not allow.", "aliases": [ { "alias": "CVE-2024-12539" }, { "alias": "GHSA-5mpw-4546-2wcr" } ], "fixed_packages": [ { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/83553?format=api", "purl": "pkg:maven/org.elasticsearch/elasticsearch@8.16.2", "is_vulnerable": true, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [ { "vulnerability": "VCID-2dh7-uz4v-m7by" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-n2gb-4wdb-kqdf" } ], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:maven/org.elasticsearch/elasticsearch@8.16.2" } ], "affected_packages": [ { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/83552?format=api", "purl": "pkg:maven/org.elasticsearch/elasticsearch@8.16.0", "is_vulnerable": true, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [ { "vulnerability": "VCID-2dh7-uz4v-m7by" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-d3wu-97na-8qf1" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-n2gb-4wdb-kqdf" } ], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:maven/org.elasticsearch/elasticsearch@8.16.0" }, { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/789731?format=api", "purl": "pkg:maven/org.elasticsearch/elasticsearch@8.16.1", "is_vulnerable": true, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [ { "vulnerability": "VCID-2dh7-uz4v-m7by" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-d3wu-97na-8qf1" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-n2gb-4wdb-kqdf" } ], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:maven/org.elasticsearch/elasticsearch@8.16.1" } ], "references": [ { "reference_url": "https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2024-12539.json", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "6.5", "scoring_system": "cvssv3", "scoring_elements": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N" } ], "url": "https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2024-12539.json" }, { "reference_url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-12539", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "0.00369", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.591", "published_at": "2026-06-08T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.00369", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.5912", "published_at": "2026-06-05T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.00369", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.59124", "published_at": "2026-06-06T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.00369", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.59116", "published_at": "2026-06-07T12:55:00Z" } ], "url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2024-12539" }, { "reference_url": "https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-8-16-2-8-17-0-security-update/372091", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "6", "scoring_system": "cvssv4", "scoring_elements": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N" }, { "value": "6.0", "scoring_system": "cvssv4", "scoring_elements": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N" }, { "value": "MODERATE", "scoring_system": "generic_textual", "scoring_elements": "" }, { "value": "Track", "scoring_system": "ssvc", "scoring_elements": "SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2024-12-17T21:23:46Z/" } ], "url": "https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-8-16-2-8-17-0-security-update/372091" }, { "reference_url": "https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "6.0", "scoring_system": "cvssv4", "scoring_elements": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N" }, { "value": "MODERATE", "scoring_system": "generic_textual", "scoring_elements": "" } ], "url": "https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch" }, { "reference_url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2332909", "reference_id": "2332909", "reference_type": "", "scores": [], "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2332909" }, { "reference_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-12539", "reference_id": "CVE-2024-12539", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "6.0", "scoring_system": "cvssv4", "scoring_elements": "CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N" }, { "value": "MODERATE", "scoring_system": "generic_textual", "scoring_elements": "" } ], "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-12539" }, { "reference_url": "https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5mpw-4546-2wcr", "reference_id": "GHSA-5mpw-4546-2wcr", "reference_type": "", "scores": [], "url": "https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5mpw-4546-2wcr" } ], "weaknesses": [ { "cwe_id": 863, "name": "Incorrect Authorization", "description": "The product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check. This allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions." }, { "cwe_id": 937, "name": "OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities", "description": "Weaknesses in this category are related to the A9 category in the OWASP Top Ten 2013." }, { "cwe_id": 1035, "name": "OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities", "description": "Weaknesses in this category are related to the A9 category in the OWASP Top Ten 2017." } ], "exploits": [], "severity_range_score": "4.0 - 6.9", "exploitability": "0.5", "weighted_severity": "6.2", "risk_score": 3.1, "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/vulnerabilities/VCID-d3wu-97na-8qf1" }