Public exploit available
Public proof-of-concept or exploit code exists (ExploitDB / Metasploit / Nuclei).

CVE-2021-22145 — Sensitive Information Exposure in Elasticsearch

CWE-200 — Sensitive Information ExposureCWE-209 — Information Exposure via Error MessageCWE-125 — Out-of-bounds Read8 documents7 sources
Severity
6.5MEDIUMNVD
EPSS
67.9%
top 1.41%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
PoC available
Public exploit / PoC exists
Affected products
2
Elastic ElasticsearchOracle Communications Cloud Native Core Automated Test Suite
Timeline
PublishedJul 21
Latest updateMay 24

Description

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.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NExploitability: 2.8 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages3 packages

▶CVEListV5elastic/elasticsearch7.10.0 — 7.13.3
▶NVDelastic/elasticsearch7.10.0 — 7.13.3

Patches

Patch: www.oracle.com ↗Patch: www.oracle.com ↗

🔴Vulnerability Details

4
OSV
Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information in Elasticsearch↗2022-05-24
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GHSA
Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information in Elasticsearch↗2022-05-24
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CVEList
CVE-2021-22145: A memory disclosure vulnerability was identified in Elasticsearch 7↗2021-07-21
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OSV
CVE-2021-22145: A memory disclosure vulnerability was identified in Elasticsearch 7↗2021-07-21
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💥Exploits & PoCs

2
Exploit-DB
ElasticSearch 7.13.3 - Memory disclosure↗2021-07-23
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Nuclei
Elasticsearch 7.10.0-7.13.3 - Information Disclosure
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📋Vendor Advisories

1
Red Hat
elasticsearch: memory disclosure in error reporting↗2021-07-20
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