Vulnerability · Published Sep 15, 2021 · Assigned by elastic
CVE-2021-22148
High 8.8
In plain English
A high-severity incorrect permission assignment 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 0.8% (higher than 58% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS NVD)8.8High
Exploit odds (30 days)0.8%top 42.3% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Elastic Enterprise Search App Search versions before 7.14.0 was vulnerable to an issue where API keys were not bound to the same engines as their creator. This could lead to a less privileged user gaining access to unauthorized engines.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Elastic | Elastic Enterprise Search | before 7.14.0 |
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