Security Bulletin
Summary
Vulnerabilities detected in Elasticsearch versions from 6.7.0 to 6.8.7 and 7.0.0 to 7.6.2 affects IBM Observability with Instana
Vulnerability Details
CVEID: CVE-2019-7619
DESCRIPTION: Elastic Elasticsearch could allow a remote attacker to obtain sensitive information, caused by a flaw in the API Key service. By sending a specially-crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to obtain username information, and use this information to launch further attacks against the affected system.
CVSS Base score: 5.3
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/170656 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N)
CVEID: CVE-2020-7014
DESCRIPTION: Elastic Elasticsearch ould allow a remote authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by improper access control. By sending a specially-crafted request, an authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to generate authentication token with elevated privileges.
CVSS Base score: 8.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/182943 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N)
CVEID: CVE-2020-7009
DESCRIPTION: Elastic Elasticsearch could allow a remote authenticated attacker to gain elevated privileges on the system, caused by a flaw in the authentication API key. An attacker could exploit this vulnerability to escalate privileges.
CVSS Base score: 8.8
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/178916 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
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
ibm16495855