CVE details
CVE-2021-22135
Elasticsearch versions before 7.11.2 and 6.8.15 contain a document disclosure flaw was found in the Elasticsearch suggester and profile API when Document and Field Level Security are enabled. The suggester and profile API are normally disabled for an index when document level security is enabled on the index. Certain queries are able to enable the profiler and suggester which could lead to disclosing the existence of documents and fields the attacker should not be able to view.
- Score
- 5.3 medium
- Published
- 2021-05-13
- Links
- NVD · cve.org · Report wrong data
Matched ports (1)
| Port | Package | Version | Status | Maintainer |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| textproc/py-elasticsearch6 | py312-elasticsearch6 | 6.8.2_2 | unaddressed | sunpoet@FreeBSD.org |
Template for a VuXML entry
Range taken from the CVE record, check it before committing. make newentry in security/vuxml creates the vid.
<vuln vid="FIXME (make newentry)">
<topic>FIXME -- FIXME</topic>
<affects>
<package>
<name>py312-elasticsearch6</name>
<range><lt>6.8.15</lt></range>
</package>
</affects>
<description>
<body xmlns="http://www.w3.org/1999/xhtml">
<p>Elasticsearch versions before 7.11.2 and 6.8.15 contain a document
disclosure flaw was found in the Elasticsearch suggester and profile
API when Document and Field Level Security are enabled. The suggester
and profile API are normally disabled for an index when document level
security is enabled on the index. Certain queries are able to enable
the profiler and suggester which could lead to disclosing the
existence of documents and fields the attacker should not be able to
view.</p>
</body>
</description>
<references>
<cvename>CVE-2021-22135</cvename>
<url>https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22135</url>
</references>
<dates>
<discovery>2021-05-13</discovery>
<entry>2026-10-26</entry>
</dates>
</vuln>