CVE-2020-7009
Elasticsearch Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
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.
INFO
Published Date :
March 31, 2020, 7:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
April 9, 2020, 2:58 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
5.9
Exploitability Score :
2.8
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools
Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth
information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to
CVE-2020-7009.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-6-8-8-and-7-6-2-security-update/225920 | Mitigation Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
| https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200403-0004/ | Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.elastic.co/community/security/ | Vendor Advisory |
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CVE-2020-7009 vulnerability over time.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Modified Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 09, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P) Removed CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200403-0004/ No Types Assigned https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200403-0004/ Third Party Advisory -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 03, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Reference https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200403-0004/ [No Types Assigned] -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Apr. 02, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Changed Description 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. 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. 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. -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Apr. 01, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Changed Reference Type https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-6-8-8-and-7-6-2-security-update/225920 No Types Assigned https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-6-8-8-and-7-6-2-security-update/225920 Mitigation, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory Changed Reference Type https://www.elastic.co/community/security/ No Types Assigned https://www.elastic.co/community/security/ Vendor Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-269 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elasticsearch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.7.0 up to (excluding) 6.8.8 *cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elasticsearch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.0.0 up to (excluding) 7.6.2 -
CVE Modified by [email protected]
Mar. 31, 2020
Action Type Old Value New Value Removed CWE [email protected] CWE-266 Added CWE Elastic CWE-266
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
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specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2020-7009 is
associated with the following CWEs:
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification
(CAPEC)
stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and
approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2020-7009
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.29 }} 0.09%
score
0.64618
percentile