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Medium severity · published Dec 7, 2021
CVE-2021-37940
An information disclosure via GET request server-side request forgery vulnerability was discovered with the Workplace Search Github Enterprise Server integration
6.8
CVSS
0.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
An information disclosure via GET request server-side request forgery vulnerability was discovered with the Workplace Search Github Enterprise Server integration. Using this vulnerability, a malicious Workplace Search admin could use the GHES integration to view hosts that might not be publicly accessible.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.8% · higher than 55% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
ES
Enterprise Search · Elastic
before 7.16.0 · source: NVD
Affected product
ES
Enterprise Search
Elastic
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-37940
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2021-37940
Vendor Advisory
https://discuss.elastic.co/t/enterprise-search-7-16-0-security-update/291146
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