Vulnerability · Published Sep 15, 2021 · Assigned by elastic
CVE-2021-22147
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity incorrect permission assignment 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)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.0%top 35.9% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Elasticsearch before 7.14.0 did not apply document and field level security to searchable snapshots. This could lead to an authenticated user gaining access to information that they are unauthorized to view.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch | 7.14.0 | GHSA-45h5-r968-5xr7 |
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Elastic | Elasticsearch | versions 7.11.0 to 7.13.4 |
Weakness: CWE-732
References
- https://www.elastic.co/community/security/ x_refsource_MISC
- https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-7-14-0-security-update/280344 x_refsource_MISC
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20211008-0002/ x_refsource_CONFIRM