VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2021-22149
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.
HIGH 8.8EPSS 0.95%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.95%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
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.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.95% probability · 59th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-732, CWE-862
- Affected
- elastic/enterprise search
- Source
- security@elastic.co
References
- https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-7-14-0-security-update/280344Vendor Advisory
- https://www.elastic.co/community/security/Vendor Advisory
- https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-7-14-0-security-update/280344Vendor Advisory
- https://www.elastic.co/community/security/Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.