Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Elasticsearch - CVE-2020-7020
Published: May 1, 2025 / Updated: May 1, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU108109
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-7020
CWE-ID: CWE-264
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Elastic Stack
Affected software:
Elasticsearch
Elasticsearch
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to search queries do not properly preserve security permissions when executing certain complex queries. A remote attacker can disclose protected documents when Document or Field Level Security is used.
How to mitigate CVE-2020-7020
Install updates from vendor's website.