GitHub Advisoryadvisory · Maven

GHSA-gfv5-grx2-9jw2 Improper Privilege Management in Elasticsearch

HIGH Published 2022-05-24 Modified 2022-06-23 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2020-7009
Ecosystem
Maven
Packages
org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch
Severity
High
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-266, CWE-269
Reviewed
2022-06-23

Affected packages

• Maven org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch: >= 6.7.0, < 6.8.8 → fixed in 6.8.8 • Maven org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch: >= 7.0.0, < 7.6.2 → fixed in 7.6.2

Description

Elasticsearch versions from 6.7.0 to 6.8.7 and 7.0.0 to 7.6.1 contain a privilege escalation flaw if an attacker is able to create API keys. An attacker who is able to generate an API key can perform a series of steps that result in an API key being generated with elevated privileges.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2020-7009 Elasticsearch versions from 6.7.0 before 6.8.8 and 7.0.0 before 7.6.2 contain a privilege escalation flaw if an attacker is able to create… vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (2)

  • CWE-266 Incorrect Privilege Assignment weakness
  • CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management weakness

References