Improper Access Control Affecting org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch package, versions [7.11.0, 7.14.0)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
medium
0
10

CVSS assessment made by Snyk's Security Team

    Threat Intelligence

    EPSS
    0.11% (46th percentile)

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  • Snyk ID SNYK-JAVA-ORGELASTICSEARCH-1536746
  • published 5 Aug 2021
  • disclosed 3 Aug 2021
  • credit Unknown

How to fix?

Upgrade org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch to version 7.14.0 or higher.

Overview

org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch is a Distributed, RESTful Search Engine.

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Improper Access Control. A flaw was discovered in Elasticsearch where document and field level security was not applied to searchable snapshots. This could lead to an authenticated user gaining access to information that they are unauthorized to view.

CVSS Scores

version 3.1
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Snyk

Recommended
5.7 medium
  • Attack Vector (AV)
    Adjacent
  • Attack Complexity (AC)
    Low
  • Privileges Required (PR)
    Low
  • User Interaction (UI)
    None
  • Scope (S)
    Unchanged
  • Confidentiality (C)
    High
  • Integrity (I)
    None
  • Availability (A)
    None
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NVD

6.5 medium
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Red Hat

5.7 medium