8.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.9 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
6.5 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
0.003 Low
EPSS
Percentile
69.0%
Elasticsearch is prone to a privilege escalation vulnerability.
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#
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CPE = "cpe:/a:elastic:elasticsearch";
if(description)
{
script_oid("1.3.6.1.4.1.25623.1.0.117179");
script_version("2021-08-17T12:00:57+0000");
script_tag(name:"last_modification", value:"2021-08-17 12:00:57 +0000 (Tue, 17 Aug 2021)");
script_tag(name:"creation_date", value:"2021-01-25 13:07:06 +0000 (Mon, 25 Jan 2021)");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base", value:"6.5");
script_tag(name:"cvss_base_vector", value:"AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P");
script_tag(name:"severity_vector", value:"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H");
script_tag(name:"severity_origin", value:"NVD");
script_tag(name:"severity_date", value:"2020-04-09 14:58:00 +0000 (Thu, 09 Apr 2020)");
script_cve_id("CVE-2020-7009");
script_tag(name:"qod_type", value:"remote_banner");
script_tag(name:"solution_type", value:"VendorFix");
script_name("Elastic Elasticsearch Privilege Escalation Vulnerability (ESA-2020-02)");
script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
script_copyright("Copyright (C) 2021 Greenbone Networks GmbH");
script_family("Web application abuses");
script_dependencies("gb_elastic_elasticsearch_detect_http.nasl");
script_mandatory_keys("elastic/elasticsearch/detected");
script_tag(name:"summary", value:"Elasticsearch is prone to a privilege escalation vulnerability.");
script_tag(name:"vuldetect", value:"Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.");
script_tag(name:"insight", value:"Elasticsearch contains a privilege escalation flaw if an attacker is
able to create API keys.");
script_tag(name:"impact", value:"An attacker who is able to generate an API key can perform a series of
steps that result in an API key being generated with elevated privileges.");
script_tag(name:"affected", value:"Elasticsearch Security versions from 6.7.0 to 6.8.7 and 7.0.0 to 7.6.1.");
script_tag(name:"solution", value:"Update to version 6.8.8, 7.6.2 or later.");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-6-8-8-and-7-6-2-security-update/225920");
script_xref(name:"URL", value:"https://www.elastic.co/community/security");
exit(0);
}
include("host_details.inc");
include("version_func.inc");
if (!port = get_app_port(cpe: CPE))
exit(0);
if (!infos = get_app_version_and_location(cpe: CPE, port: port, exit_no_version: TRUE))
exit(0);
version = infos["version"];
location = infos["location"];
if (version_in_range(version: version, test_version: "6.7.0", test_version2: "6.8.7")) {
report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "6.8.8", install_path: location);
security_message(port: port, data: report);
exit(0);
}
if (version_in_range(version: version, test_version: "7.0.0", test_version2: "7.6.1")) {
report = report_fixed_ver(installed_version: version, fixed_version: "7.6.2", install_path: location);
security_message(port: port, data: report);
exit(0);
}
exit(99);
8.8 High
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
8.9 High
AI Score
Confidence
High
6.5 Medium
CVSS2
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
SINGLE
Confidentiality Impact
PARTIAL
Integrity Impact
PARTIAL
Availability Impact
PARTIAL
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
0.003 Low
EPSS
Percentile
69.0%