CVE-2020-7020
Privilege Context Switching Error in Elasticsearch
3.1
LOW
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.08%
Description
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.
How to fix CVE-2020-7020
To remediate CVE-2020-7020, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 6.8.13 or later
- —upgrade to 6.8.13 or later
Is CVE-2020-7020 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.1%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (2)
- from 0, < 6.8.13, >= 7.0.0, < 7.9.2
- from 0, < 6.8.13
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | LOW3.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |