CVE-2021-22145 (Medium) detected in elasticsearch-7.12.1.jar

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CVE-2021-22145 - Medium Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - elasticsearch-7.12.1.jar

Elasticsearch subproject :server

Library home page: https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch

Path to dependency file: www.renfei.net/pom.xml

Path to vulnerable library: /home/wss-scanner/.m2/repository/org/elasticsearch/elasticsearch/7.12.1/elasticsearch-7.12.1.jar

Dependency Hierarchy:

• spring-boot-starter-data-elasticsearch-2.5.0.jar (Root Library)
  • spring-data-elasticsearch-4.2.1.jar
    • elasticsearch-rest-high-level-client-7.12.1.jar
      • ❌ elasticsearch-7.12.1.jar (Vulnerable Library)

Found in HEAD commit: 62f67098cc6ddbcfbdd092fc5244296ad1e3d393

Found in base branch: master

Vulnerability Details

A memory disclosure vulnerability was identified in Elasticsearch 7.10.0 to 7.13.3 error reporting. A user with the ability to submit arbitrary queries to Elasticsearch could submit a malformed query that would result in an error message returned containing previously used portions of a data buffer. This buffer could contain sensitive information such as Elasticsearch documents or authentication details.

Publish Date: 2021-07-21

URL: CVE-2021-22145

CVSS 3 Score Details (6.5)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: Low
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: High
  • Integrity Impact: None
  • Availability Impact: None

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-7-13-4-security-update/279177

Release Date: 2021-07-21

Fix Resolution: org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch:7.13.4

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