GHSA-hqqv-9x3v-mp7w

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    GHSA-hqqv-9x3v-mp7w

    Published: 18 Mar 2021Last Modified: 17 Feb 2024

    Summary: Privilege Escalation Flaw in Elasticsearch

    Details: The fix for CVE-2020-7009 was found to be incomplete. Elasticsearch versions from 6.7.0 to 6.8.7 and 7.0.0 to 7.6.1 contain 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.

    References: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7014, https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200619-0003, https://www.elastic.co/community/security

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch

    Purl: pkg:maven/org.elasticsearch/elasticsearch

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 6.7.0
    Fixed -6.8.8

    Affected versions

    6.7.0
    6.7.1
    6.7.2

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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