CVE-2021-22149 (GCVE-0-2021-22149)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-09-15 11:44 – Updated: 2024-08-03 18:37
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Summary
Elastic Enterprise Search App Search versions before 7.14.0 are vulnerable to an issue where API keys were missing authorization via an alternate route. Using this vulnerability, an authenticated attacker could utilize API keys belonging to higher privileged users.
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  • CWE-732 - Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
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Elastic Elastic Enterprise Search Affected: before 7.14.0
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