CVE-2020-7009

high

Description

Elasticsearch versions from 6.7.0 before 6.8.8 and 7.0.0 before 7.6.2 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.

References

https://www.elastic.co/community/security/

https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200403-0004/

https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-6-8-8-and-7-6-2-security-update/225920

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2020-03-31

Updated: 2024-11-21

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 6.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.02982