Credential Exposure Flaw in Elastic Enterprise Search by Elastic
CVE-2020-7018
8.8HIGH
Summary
Elastic Enterprise Search prior to version 7.9.0 has a significant vulnerability in its App Search interface allowing users assigned the 'developer' role to access sensitive administrator API credentials. This exposure could enable the developer to execute operations with the same privileges as an App Search administrator, potentially leading to unauthorized actions within the application. Proper role management and updates are crucial to mitigating this risk.
Affected Version(s)
Elastic Enterprise Search before 7.9.0
References
CVSS V3.1
Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged
Timeline
Vulnerability published
Vulnerability Reserved