Name: CVE-2020-7021: Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
Creator: Rapid7
Published: 2021-02-10T00:00:00.000Z
License: https://www.rapid7.com/legal/website-terms-of-use/
Keywords: CVE, CVE-2020-7021, CWE-532, CVSS 4.9, EPSS 0.00292

Elasticsearch versions before 7.10.0 and 6.8.14 have an information disclosure issue when audit logging and the emit_request_body option is enabled. The Elasticsearch audit log could contain sensitive information such as password hashes or authentication tokens. This could allow an Elasticsearch administrator to view these details.

CVSS Details

CVSS 3.1 Base Score: 4.9
CVSS 3.1 Vector: (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)

Covered by Rapid7

Product	Vendor Advisory	Solution File	Added	Published
Elastic Elasticsearch	—	Upgrade Elastic Elasticsearch to the latest version	May 13, 2025	Feb 10, 2021
Ubuntu	—	No solution exists	Jun 26, 2025	Feb 10, 2021
Vmware Photon_os	—	Use 'tdnf update' to upgrade all packages to the latest version.	Jan 20, 2025	Feb 10, 2021

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CVSS Details

Covered by Rapid7

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