GHSA-gfv5-grx2-9jw2
Improper Privilege Management in Elasticsearch
At a glance
- Published
- Updated
- CVE
- CVE-2020-7009
- Aliases
- BIT-elasticsearch-2020-7009
- CVSS_V3
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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.
Affected packages
| Package | Versions |
|---|---|
| Maven · org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch | introduced 6.7.0, fixed 6.8.8 |
| Maven · org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch | introduced 7.0.0, fixed 7.6.2 |
References
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7009 ADVISORY
- https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-6-8-8-and-7-6-2-security-update/225920 WEB
- https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch PACKAGE
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200403-0004 WEB
- https://www.elastic.co/community/security WEB
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| OSV.dev | CC-BY 4.0 — GitHub Advisory Database |