CVE-2021-22135

MEDIUM

Elasticsearch <6.8.15 and 7.0.0-7.11.2 - Unauthorized Document and Field Exposure via Suggester and Profile API

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

Description

Elasticsearch versions before 7.11.2 and 6.8.15 contain a document disclosure flaw was found in the Elasticsearch suggester and profile API when Document and Field Level Security are enabled. The suggester and profile API are normally disabled for an index when document level security is enabled on the index. Certain queries are able to enable the profiler and suggester which could lead to disclosing the existence of documents and fields the attacker should not be able to view.

References (2)

Core 2
Core References
Third Party Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210625-0003/

Scores

CVSS v3 5.3
EPSS 0.0015
EPSS Percentile 35.6%
Attack Vector NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Details

CWE
CWE-200
Status published
Products (2)
elastic/elasticsearch < 6.8.15
org.elasticsearch/elasticsearch 7.0.0 - 7.11.2Maven
Published May 13, 2021
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026