Vulnerability · Published Mar 3, 2022 · Assigned by elastic
CVE-2022-23708
Medium 4.3
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw 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 1.0% (higher than 64% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)4.3Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.0%top 36.0% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
A flaw was discovered in Elasticsearch 7.17.0’s upgrade assistant, in which upgrading from version 6.x to 7.x would disable the in-built protections on the security index, allowing authenticated users with “*” index permissions access to this index.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch | 7.17.1 | GHSA-pgq6-ccqj-hpqr |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Elastic | elasticsearch | Versions 7.16.0 through 7.17.0 |
Weakness: CWE-264
References
- https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-7-17-1-security-update/298447 x_refsource_MISC
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20220729-0003/ x_refsource_CONFIRM