CVE-2020-7014

Description

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.

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

0.465

Associated Vulnerability

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

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