CVE-2020-7021: Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File

May 24, 2022 (updated June 23, 2022)

Elasticsearch versions before 7.10.0 and 6.8.14 have an information disclosure issue when audit logging and the emit_request_body option is enabled. The Elasticsearch audit log could contain sensitive information such as password hashes or authentication tokens. This could allow an Elasticsearch administrator to view these details.

References

discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-7-11-0-and-6-8-14-security-update/263915
github.com/advisories/GHSA-cqgv-256r-m9r8
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7021
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210319-0003/

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