What is CVE-2021-22148?

CVE-2021-22148 is a high-severity vulnerability in Elastic Enterprise Search, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-09-15.

How severe is CVE-2021-22148?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Elastic Enterprise Search

CVE-2021-22148

Elastic Enterprise Search App Search versions before 7.14.0 was vulnerable to an issue where API keys were not bound to the same engines as their creator. This could lead to a less privileged user gaining access to unauthorized engines.

EPSS: 0.010 (57.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Elastic Enterprise Search — versions before 7.14.0
Elastic Enterprise_search

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-732 — Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource

References

security@elastic.co (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
security@elastic.co (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2021-22148?: CVE-2021-22148 is a high-severity vulnerability in Elastic Enterprise Search, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2021-09-15.
How severe is CVE-2021-22148?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.