elastic/elasticsearch · Security
Improper Privilege Management in Elasticsearch
- GHSA ID
- GHSA-gfv5-grx2-9jw2
- CVE ID
- CVE-2020-7009
- Severity
- high
- Published
- Updated
- CVSS
- 8.8 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS v3
- 8.8 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Description
Elasticsearch versions from 6.7.0 to 6.8.7 and 7.0.0 to 7.6.1 contain a privilege escalation flaw if an attacker is able to create API keys. An attacker who is able to generate an API key can perform a series of steps that result in an API key being generated with elevated privileges.
CWEs
- CWE-266 · Incorrect Privilege Assignment
- CWE-269 · Improper Privilege Management