CVE-2021-22145

Public Exploit

Description

A memory disclosure vulnerability was identified in Elasticsearch 7.10.0 to 7.13.3 error reporting. A user with the ability to submit arbitrary queries to Elasticsearch could submit a malformed query that would result in an error message returned containing previously used portions of a data buffer. This buffer could contain sensitive information such as Elasticsearch documents or authentication details.

Category

6.5
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 61.09% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory elastic.co
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-22145?
CVE-2021-22145 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-22145?
To fix CVE-2021-22145, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2021-22145 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2021-22145 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~61% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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