CVE-2020-7020 (GCVE-0-2020-7020)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-10-22 16:30 – Updated: 2024-08-04 09:18
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Summary
Elasticsearch versions before 6.8.13 and 7.9.2 contain a document disclosure flaw when Document or Field Level Security is used. Search queries do not properly preserve security permissions when executing certain complex queries. This could result in the search disclosing the existence of documents the attacker should not be able to view. This could result in an attacker gaining additional insight into potentially sensitive indices.
Severity
3.1 (Low)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-270 - Privilege Context Switching Error
Assigner
elastic CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard C 69/100 over 155 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Elastic Elasticsearch Affected: before 6.8.13 and 7.9.2
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