CVE-2021-22149

Description

Elastic Enterprise Search App Search versions before 7.14.0 are vulnerable to an issue where API keys were missing authorization via an alternate route. Using this vulnerability, an authenticated attacker could utilize API keys belonging to higher privileged users.

Categories

8.8
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.38%
Vendor Advisory elastic.co Vendor Advisory elastic.co
Affected: Elastic Elastic Enterprise Search
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.elastic.co/community/security/ vendor advisory
https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-7-14-0-security-update/280344 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-22149?
CVE-2021-22149 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-22149?
To fix CVE-2021-22149, 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-2021-22149 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2021-22149 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2021-22149?
CVE-2021-22149 affects Elastic Elastic Enterprise Search.
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