vulnerability
Elastic Elasticsearch: CVE-2021-22145: Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Jul 21, 2021 | May 13, 2025 | May 28, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Jul 21, 2021
Added
May 13, 2025
Modified
May 28, 2025
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.
Solution
elastic-elasticsearch-upgrade-latest
References
- CVE-2021-22145
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2021-22145
- URL-http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163648/ElasticSearch-7.13.3-Memory-Disclosure.html
- URL-https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-7-13-4-security-update/279177
- URL-https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210827-0006/
- URL-https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
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