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CVE-2020-7009

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CVE-2020-7009

Published: Mar 31, 2020

Modified: Aug 4, 2024

PUBLISHED

Description

Elasticsearch versions from 6.7.0 before 6.8.8 and 7.0.0 before 7.6.2 contain a privilege escalation flaw if an attacker is able to create API keys. 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.

VendorProductVersions

Elastic

Elasticsearch

affected
All versions from 6.7.0 before 6.8.8 and 7.0.0 before 7.6.2

Weaknesses (CWE)

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