CVE-2021-22146

Public Exploit

Description

All versions of Elastic Cloud Enterprise has the Elasticsearch “anonymous” user enabled by default in deployed clusters. While in the default setting the anonymous user has no permissions and is unable to successfully query any Elasticsearch APIs, an attacker could leverage the anonymous user to gain insight into certain details of a deployed cluster.

7.5

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 3.1 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 29.90% Top 5%

Vendor Advisory elastic.co

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-cloud-enterprise-security-update/279180	vendor advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163655/Elasticsearch-ECE-7.13.3-Database-Disclosure.html	exploit vdb entry third party advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210819-0005/	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-22146?: CVE-2021-22146 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-22146?: To fix CVE-2021-22146, 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-2021-22146 being actively exploited in the wild?: It is possible that CVE-2021-22146 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~30% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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