CVE-2020-7021 (Medium) detected in elasticsearch-2.3.1.jar

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CVE-2020-7021 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - elasticsearch-2.3.1.jar

Elasticsearch - Open Source, Distributed, RESTful Search Engine

Path to dependency file: Resiliency-Studio/resiliency-studio-service/pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: ory/org/elasticsearch/elasticsearch/2.3.1/elasticsearch-2.3.1.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• ❌ elasticsearch-2.3.1.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 9809d9b7bfdc114eafb0a14d86667f3a76a014e8

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

Elasticsearch versions before 7.10.0 and 6.8.14 have an information disclosure issue when audit logging and the emit_request_body option is enabled. The Elasticsearch audit log could contain sensitive information such as password hashes or authentication tokens. This could allow an Elasticsearch administrator to view these details.

Publish Date: 2021-02-10

URL: CVE-2020-7021

CVSS 3 Score Details (4.9)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: High
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: High
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-7-11-0-and-6-8-14-security-update/263915

Release Date: 2021-02-10

Fix Resolution: org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch:6.8.14;7.10.0