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CVE-2020-7018

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: August 18, 2020 at 04:40 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:24 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorEnterprise Search

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%

Description

Elastic Enterprise Search before 7.9.0 contain a credential exposure flaw in the App Search interface. If a user is given the �developer� 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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

Enterprise Search· Elasticelastic-plugin
95%
v < 7.9.0
Affected range stops below 7.9.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

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Patch and advisory references

References (1)

x_refsource_MISCVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://discuss.elastic.co/t/enterprise-search-7-9-0-security-update/245457

CVSS

8.8HIGH[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-266CWE-269

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