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API information disclosure flaw in Elasticsearch

Moderate severity GitHub Reviewed Published Jul 2, 2021 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Feb 1, 2023

Package

maven org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch (Maven)

Affected versions

>= 7.0.0, < 7.11.2
< 6.8.15

Patched versions

7.11.2
6.8.15

Description

Elasticsearch versions before 7.11.2 and 6.8.15 contain a document disclosure flaw was found in the Elasticsearch suggester and profile API when Document and Field Level Security are enabled. The suggester and profile API are normally disabled for an index when document level security is enabled on the index. Certain queries are able to enable the profiler and suggester which could lead to disclosing the existence of documents and fields the attacker should not be able to view.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database May 13, 2021
Reviewed May 17, 2021
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Jul 2, 2021
Last updated Feb 1, 2023

Severity

Moderate

CVSS overall score

This score calculates overall vulnerability severity from 0 to 10 and is based on the Common Vulnerability Scoring System (CVSS).
/ 10

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS v3 base metrics

Attack vector: More severe the more the remote (logically and physically) an attacker can be in order to exploit the vulnerability.
Attack complexity: More severe for the least complex attacks.
Privileges required: More severe if no privileges are required.
User interaction: More severe when no user interaction is required.
Scope: More severe when a scope change occurs, e.g. one vulnerable component impacts resources in components beyond its security scope.
Confidentiality: More severe when loss of data confidentiality is highest, measuring the level of data access available to an unauthorized user.
Integrity: More severe when loss of data integrity is the highest, measuring the consequence of data modification possible by an unauthorized user.
Availability: More severe when the loss of impacted component availability is highest.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

EPSS score

0.090%
(40th percentile)

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2021-22135

GHSA ID

GHSA-62ww-4p3p-7fhj

Source code

No known source code
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