Privilege Escalation Affecting org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch package, versions [6.7.0, 6.8.8) [7.0.0, 7.6.2)
Threat Intelligence
EPSS
0.1% (44th
percentile)
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- published 4 Jun 2020
- disclosed 4 Jun 2020
- credit Unknown
Introduced: 4 Jun 2020
CVE-2020-7014 Open this link in a new tabHow to fix?
Upgrade org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch to version 6.8.8, 7.6.2 or higher.
Overview
org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch is a Distributed, RESTful Search Engine.
Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Privilege Escalation. The package contains a privilege escalation flaw if an attacker is able to create API keys and also authentication tokens. An attacker who is able to generate an API key and an authentication token can perform a series of steps that result in an authentication token being generated with elevated privileges.
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