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SCA: security update for org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch (GHSA-gfv5-grx2-9jw2)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 415099

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - 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. (CVE-2020-7009)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-gfv5-grx2-9jw2

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 415099

Version: Revision 1.4

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 1/23/2025

Updated: 1/27/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.9

Percentile: 57.12

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2020-7009

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

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

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/24/2022

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/31/2020

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2020-7009