CVE-2020-7009

moderate-risk
Published 2020-03-31

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.

Do I need to act?

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1.8% chance of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS score — moderate exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 8.8/10 High
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Elastic

References (6)

Mitigation https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-6-8-8-and-7-6-2-security-update/22592...
Third Party Advisory https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200403-0004/
Vendor Advisory https://www.elastic.co/community/security/
Mitigation https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-6-8-8-and-7-6-2-security-update/22592...
Third Party Advisory https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200403-0004/
Vendor Advisory https://www.elastic.co/community/security/
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moderate-risk
Severity 30/34 · Critical
Exploitability 5/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal