The fix for CVE-2020-7009 was found to be incomplete. Elasticsearch versions from 6.7.0 to 6.8.7 and 7.0.0 to 7.6.1 contain a privilege escalation flaw if an attacker is able to create API keys and also authentication tokens. An attacker who is able to generate an API key and an authentication token can perform a series of steps that result in an authentication token being generated with elevated privileges.
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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-0670 The fix for CVE-2020-7009 was found to be incomplete. Elasticsearch versions from 6.7.0 to 6.8.7 and 7.0.0 to 7.6.1 contain a privilege escalation flaw if an attacker is able to create API keys and also authentication tokens. An attacker who is able to generate an API key and an authentication token can perform a series of steps that result in an authentication token being generated with elevated privileges.
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-hqqv-9x3v-mp7w Privilege Escalation Flaw in Elasticsearch
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: elastic

Published:

Updated: 2024-08-04T09:18:02.572Z

Reserved: 2020-01-14T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2020-7014

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-06-03T18:15:23.043

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:36:29.697

Link: CVE-2020-7014

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Important

Publid Date: 2020-06-03T00:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2020-7014 - Bugzilla

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