CVE-2021-22148 (GCVE-0-2021-22148)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-09-15 11:49 – Updated: 2024-08-03 18:37
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Summary
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.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • 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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