CVE-2021-22146 — HIGH (7.5)

Vulnerability Description

All versions of Elastic Cloud Enterprise has the Elasticsearch “anonymous” user enabled by default in deployed clusters. While in the default setting the anonymous user has no permissions and is unable to successfully query any Elasticsearch APIs, an attacker could leverage the anonymous user to gain insight into certain details of a deployed cluster.

CVSS Score

7.5

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

NONE

Availability

NONE

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Elastic	Elasticsearch	7.13.3

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163655/Elasticsearch-ECE-7.13.3-Database-DiExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-cloud-enterprise-security-update/279180Vendor Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210819-0005/Third Party Advisory
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163655/Elasticsearch-ECE-7.13.3-Database-DiExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-cloud-enterprise-security-update/279180Vendor Advisory
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210819-0005/Third Party Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2021-22146?

CVE-2021-22146 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 7.5 (HIGH). All versions of Elastic Cloud Enterprise has the Elasticsearch “anonymous” user enabled by default in deployed clusters. While in the default setting the anonymous user has no permissions and is unabl...

How severe is CVE-2021-22146?

CVE-2021-22146 has been rated HIGH with a CVSS base score of 7.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2021-22146?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Elastic Elasticsearch.