Elasticsearch up to 7.13.3 Error Report information exposure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Elasticsearch up to 7.13.3. It has been classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Error Report Handler. This manipulation causes information exposure. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2021-22145. Moreover, an exploit is present. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Elasticsearch up to 7.13.3. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block of the component Error Report Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information exposure vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-209. The product generates an error message that includes sensitive information about its environment, users, or associated data. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality.

The weakness was disclosed 07/21/2021. The advisory is shared at discuss.elastic.co. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2021-22145. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1592 for this issue.

It is possible to download the exploit at packetstormsecurity.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading to version 7.13.4 eliminates this vulnerability. The upgrade is hosted for download at discuss.elastic.co.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Exploit-DB (50149). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

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VulDB Temp Score: 3.9
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Information exposure
CWE: CWE-209 / CWE-200 / CWE-284
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Elasticsearch 7.13.4

Timelineinfo

01/04/2021 🔍
07/21/2021 +197 days 🔍
07/21/2021 +0 days 🔍
07/08/2025 +1448 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: discuss.elastic.co
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2021-22145 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2021-22145
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-179317
scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 07/21/2021 22:44
Updated: 07/08/2025 14:39
Changes: 07/21/2021 22:44 (38), 07/26/2021 08:47 (2), 06/26/2024 04:34 (23), 11/19/2024 03:14 (1), 07/08/2025 14:39 (19)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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