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CVE-2020-7021 (GCVE-0-2020-7021)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-02-10 18:55 – Updated: 2024-08-04 09:18
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Summary
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.
Severity
4.9 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-532 - Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Elastic Elasticsearch Affected: before 7.10.0 and 6.8.14
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