CVE-2020-7021
Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File in Elasticsearch
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- High
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2020-7021- CVSS 3.1
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 4.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-532
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
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.
- Record
CVE-2020-7021- Weakness
- CWE-532
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-3611 No score
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.
- Record
EUVD-2022-3611- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cqgv-256r-m9r8
Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File in Elasticsearch
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.
- Record
GHSA-cqgv-256r-m9r8- CVSS 3.1
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-532
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
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.
- Record
CVE-2020-7021- CVSS 3.1
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVGHSA-cqgv-256r-m9r8
Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File in Elasticsearch
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.
- Record
GHSA-cqgv-256r-m9r8- CVSS 3.1
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-532
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2020-7021
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.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2020-7021- CVSS 3.1
- 4.9 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-elasticsearch-2020-7021 No score
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.
- Record
BIT-elasticsearch-2020-7021- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
org.elasticsearch:elasticsearchMaven |
through 6.8.13 | 6.8.14 |
org.elasticsearch:elasticsearchMaven |
7.0.0 to 7.0.9 | 7.10.0 |
elasticsearchBitnami |
before 6.8.14, 7.0.0 up to 7.10.0 | 6.8.147.10.0 |
org.elasticsearch:elasticsearchMaven |
before 6.8.14, plus listed versions 0.10.00.11.00.12.00.12.10.13.0 Show 45 moreShow less0.13.10.14.00.14.10.14.20.14.30.14.40.15.00.15.10.15.20.16.00.16.10.16.20.16.30.16.40.16.50.17.00.17.10.17.100.17.20.17.30.17.40.17.50.17.60.17.70.17.80.17.90.18.00.18.10.18.20.18.30.18.40.18.50.18.60.18.70.19.00.19.0.RC10.19.0.RC20.19.0.RC30.19.10.19.100.19.110.19.120.19.20.19.30.19.4 |
6.8.14 |
org.elasticsearch:elasticsearchMaven |
7.0.0 up to 7.10.0, plus listed versions 7.0.17.1.07.1.17.2.07.2.1 Show 20 moreShow less7.3.07.3.17.3.27.4.07.4.17.4.27.5.07.5.17.5.27.6.07.6.17.6.27.7.07.7.17.8.07.8.17.9.07.9.17.9.27.9.3 |
7.10.0 |
elasticsearchUbuntu:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.6.2+dfsg-11.7.3+dfsg-11.7.3+dfsg-21.7.3+dfsg-3 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2020-7021 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.9) in Elastic Elasticsearch, published February 10, 2021. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.49%, the 74th percentile. Fixed in org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch 6.8.14.
References
discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-7-11-0-and-6-8-14-security-update/263915
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20210319-0003
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7021
github.com/advisories/GHSA-cqgv-256r-m9r8
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2020-7021
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-7021
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