Name: CVE-2020-7018: Incorrect Privilege Assignment
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2020-08-18T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2020-7018, CWE-266, CWE-269, CVSS 8.8, EPSS 0.00166

Elastic Enterprise Search before 7.9.0 contain a credential exposure flaw in the App Search interface. If a user is given the ï¿½developerï¿½ role, they will be able to view the administrator API credentials. These credentials could allow the developer user to conduct operations with the same permissions of the App Search administrator.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 8.8
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Ubuntu	—	No solution exists	Jun 26, 2025	Aug 18, 2020

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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