Vulnerability · Published Aug 18, 2020 · Assigned by elastic
CVE-2020-7018
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity security flaw in Elastic Enterprise Search from Elastic. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.1% (higher than 66% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)1.1%top 34.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Elastic Enterprise Search before 7.9.0 contain a credential exposure flaw in the App Search interface. If a user is given the �developer� role, they will be able to view the administrator API credentials. These credentials could allow the developer user to conduct operations with the same permissions of the App Search administrator.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Elastic | Elastic Enterprise Search | before 7.9.0 |
Weakness: CWE-266