Credential Exposure Flaw in Elastic Enterprise Search by Elastic
CVE-2020-7018

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor

Elastic
Status
Elastic Enterprise Search
Vendor
CVE Published:
18 August 2020

What is CVE-2020-7018?

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

https://discuss.elastic.co/t/enterprise-search-7-9-0-secu...
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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

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CVE-2020-7018 : Credential Exposure Flaw in Elastic Enterprise Search by Elastic