What the vulnerability does

01Description

In Elasticsearch versions 6.0.0-beta1 to 6.2.4 a disclosure flaw was found in the _snapshot API. When the access_key and security_key parameters are set using the _snapshot API they can be exposed as plain text by users able to query the _snapshot API.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

September 19, 2018 CVE published
August 5, 2024 Record updated