GHSA-q394-h7f5-7f44
Generation of Error Message Containing Sensitive Information in Elasticsearch
Packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| Maven | org.elasticsearch.client:elasticsearch-rest-client | >= 7.10.0, < 7.13.4 | 7.13.4 |
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
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.
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-22145
- https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elasticsearch-7-13-4-security-update/279177
- https://gist.github.com/lucasdrufva/f9c5d7c9e26ee087b736d727953afd34
- https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch
- https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210827-0006
- https://www.oracle.com/security-alerts/cpuapr2022.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/163648/ElasticSearch-7.13.3-Memory-Disclosure.html