Vulnerability · Published Feb 10, 2021 · Assigned by elastic
CVE-2020-7021
Medium 4.9
In plain English
A medium-severity sensitive data in logs in Elasticsearch from Elastic. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.5% (higher than 74% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)4.9Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.5%top 25.8% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Elasticsearch versions before 7.10.0 and 6.8.14 have an information disclosure issue when audit logging and the emit_request_body option is enabled. The Elasticsearch audit log could contain sensitive information such as password hashes or authentication tokens. This could allow an Elasticsearch administrator to view these details.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch | 6.8.14 | GHSA-cqgv-256r-m9r8 |
| Maven | org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch | 7.10.0 | GHSA-cqgv-256r-m9r8 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Elastic | Elasticsearch | before 7.10.0 and 6.8.14 |
Weakness: CWE-532
References
- https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-7-11-0-and-6-8-14-security-update/263915 x_refsource_MISC
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210319-0003/ x_refsource_CONFIRM