CVE-2020-7019
MEDIUMElasticsearch <6.8.12 and 7.0.0-7.9.0 - Improper Privilege Management via Scrolling Search Field Disclosure
Title source: llmDescription
In Elasticsearch before 7.9.0 and 6.8.12 a field disclosure flaw was found when running a scrolling search with Field Level Security. If a user runs the same query another more privileged user recently ran, the scrolling search can leak fields that should be hidden. This could result in an attacker gaining additional permissions against a restricted index.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_misc
https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-7-9-0-and-6-8-12-security-update/245456
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20200827-0001/
Scores
CVSS v3
6.5
EPSS
0.0018
EPSS Percentile
38.7%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Details
CWE
CWE-269
CWE-270
Status
published
Products (2)
elastic/elasticsearch
< 6.8.12
org.elasticsearch/elasticsearch
7.0.0 - 7.9.0Maven
Published
Aug 18, 2020
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026