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ElasticsearchGHSA-cqgv-256r-m9r8

Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File in Elasticsearch

Medium4.9CVE-2020-7021 · Published May 24, 2022 · updated Feb 21, 2024

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.

GitHub advisory

Affected versions

PackageAffectedFixed in
org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch
Maven
< 6.8.146.8.14
>= 7.0.0, < 7.10.07.10.0
Details and references
CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Severity from
GitHub (reviewed advisory)
Weakness
CWE-532
Also known as
BIT-elasticsearch-2020-7021, CVE-2020-7021

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