Security Bulletin
Summary
Vulnerability detected in Elasticsearch versions before 7.10.0 and 6.8.14 affects IBM Observability with Instana
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2020-7021
DESCRIPTION: Elasticsearch could allow a local authenticated attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by an error when audit logging and the emit_request_body option is enabled. By opening the audit log, a local authenticated attacker could obtain password hashes or authentication tokens and use this information to launch further attacks against the affected system.
CVSS Base score: 1.9
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/196943 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
Affected Products and Versions
| Affected Product(s) | Version(s) |
| IBM Observability with Instana (OnPrem) | All |
Remediation/Fixes
Update your existing installation of IBM Observability with Instana as described here: https://www.instana.com/docs/self_hosted_instana/operations#upgrade-your-container-based-installation
Workarounds and Mitigations
None
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References
Change History
04 Oct 2021: Initial Publication
*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.
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Document Location
Worldwide
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Document Information
Modified date:
11 January 2022
Initial Publish date:
04 October 2021
UID
ibm16495849