CVE-2020-7009

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.

Risk Information

Base Score
8.8
MODERATE
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS Score
Exploitation Probability
1.753

Associated Vulnerability

VulnerabilityOS Platform
Vulnerabilities CVE-2020-7009,CVE-2020-7014 are fixed in Elasticsearch Core 6.8.8Windows
Vulnerabilities CVE-2020-7009,CVE-2020-7014 are fixed in Elasticsearch Core 7.6.2Windows
Vulnerabilities CVE-2020-7009,CVE-2020-7014 are fixed in Elasticsearch Core for Linux 6.8.8Linux
Vulnerabilities CVE-2020-7009,CVE-2020-7014 are fixed in Elasticsearch Core for Linux 7.6.2Linux

Patch Details

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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234