Is CVE-2020-7009 in the CISA KEV catalog?

No. CVE-2020-7009 is not currently on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list.

What is the CVSS severity of CVE-2020-7009?

CVE-2020-7009 has a CVSS v3 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).

What is the EPSS score for CVE-2020-7009?

CVE-2020-7009 has an EPSS score of 1.60% (73th percentile), estimating the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2020-7009?

Upgrade Elasticsearch to 6.8.8 or later.

CVE & CISA-KEV Catalog

CVE-2020-7009

HIGHEPSS 73th pctl

8.8

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

Elasticsearch versions from 6.7.0 before 6.8.8 and 7.0.0 before 7.6.2 contain a privilege escalation flaw if an attacker is able to create API keys. An attacker who is able to generate an API key can perform a series of steps that result in an API key being generated with elevated privileges.

CWE-266 CWE-269Improper Privilege Management

How to fix

Remediation Available

ElasticsearchWindows application

Affected:6.7.0 6.8.8Fixed in:6.8.8Elastic

Affected:7.0.0 7.6.2Fixed in:7.6.2Elastic

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh

IntegrityHigh

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

1.60%probability of exploitation in 30 days

73rdpercentile

Elevated risk: more likely to be exploited than 73% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory2

Third-Party Advisory1

security.netapp.com

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2024-11-21.