CVE-2021-22135

Medium

Description

Elasticsearch versions before 7.11.2 and 6.8.15 contain a document disclosure flaw was found in the Elasticsearch suggester and profile API when Document and Field Level Security are enabled. The suggester and profile API are normally disabled for an index when document level security is enabled on the index. Certain queries are able to enable the profiler and suggester which could lead to disclosing the existence of documents and fields the attacker should not be able to view.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.3
Exploit probability—
ProductElasticsearch
PublishedMay 13, 2021
First seenMay 13, 2021

How to fix

Update
  • elastic elasticsearch6.8.15, 7.11.2 or later
  • org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch7.11.2, 6.8.15 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
elastic elasticsearchv < 6.8.15, 7.11.0 ≤ v < 7.11.26.8.15, 7.11.2
org.elasticsearch:elasticsearchMaven7.0.0 ≤ v < 7.11.2, v < 6.8.157.11.2, 6.8.15

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