Vulnerability · Published May 13, 2021 · Assigned by elastic
CVE-2021-22135
Medium 5.3
In plain English
A medium-severity information exposure 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 1.3% (higher than 71% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Official description
Elasticsearch versions before 7.11.2 and 6.8.15 contain a document disclosure flaw was found in the Elasticsearch suggester and profile API when Document and Field Level Security are enabled. The suggester and profile API are normally disabled for an index when document level security is enabled on the index. Certain queries are able to enable the profiler and suggester which could lead to disclosing the existence of documents and fields the attacker should not be able to view.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch | 7.11.2 | GHSA-62ww-4p3p-7fhj |
| Maven | org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch | 6.8.15 | GHSA-62ww-4p3p-7fhj |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Elastic | Elasticsearch | before 7.11.2 and 6.8.15 |
Weakness: CWE-200
References
- https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-7-12-0-and-6-8-15-security-update/268125 x_refsource_MISC
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210625-0003/ x_refsource_CONFIRM