CVE-2020-7009

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Summary

CVECVE-2020-7009
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2020-03-31 19:15:00 UTC
Updated2020-04-09 14:58:00 UTC
DescriptionElasticsearch 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-269

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Elastic Elasticsearch All All All All
Application Elastic Elasticsearch All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Security issues | Elastic N/A www.elastic.co Vendor Advisory
Elastic Stack 6.8.8 and 7.6.2 security update - Security Announcements - Discuss the Elastic Stack N/A discuss.elastic.co Mitigation, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
CVE-2020-7009 Elasticsearch Vulnerability in NetApp Products | NetApp Product Security CONFIRM security.netapp.com Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 900341 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for rubygem-elasticsearch (6271)
  • 902029 Common Base Linux Mariner (CBL-Mariner) Security Update for rubygem-elasticsearch (6271-1)

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