8.8
HIGH
CVE-2021-22149
Elastic Enterprise Search App Search Authentication Bypass
Description

Elastic Enterprise Search App Search versions before 7.14.0 are vulnerable to an issue where API keys were missing authorization via an alternate route. Using this vulnerability, an authenticated attacker could utilize API keys belonging to higher privileged users.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 15, 2021, 12:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 5:49 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2021-22149 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Elastic enterprise_search
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-2021-22149.

URL Resource
https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-7-14-0-security-update/280344 Vendor Advisory
https://www.elastic.co/community/security/ Vendor Advisory
https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-7-14-0-security-update/280344 Vendor Advisory
https://www.elastic.co/community/security/ Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2021-22149 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-7-14-0-security-update/280344
    Added Reference https://www.elastic.co/community/security/
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 25, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-732
    Added CWE NIST CWE-862
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 25, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    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://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-7-14-0-security-update/280344 No Types Assigned https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-7-14-0-security-update/280344 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-732
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:elastic:enterprise_search:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 7.14.0
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.10 }} 0.01%

score

0.41111

percentile

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