Check Point Advisories

Elasticsearch Privilege Escalation (CVE-2020-7014)

Vulnerability
Protection

Check Point Reference:	CPAI-2020-0702
Date Published:	17 Aug 2020
Severity:	High
Last Updated:	Monday 17 August, 2020
Source:
Industry Reference:	CVE-2020-7014
Protection Provided by:	Security Gateway R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable?	Elasticsearch 6.7.0 - 6.8.7 Elasticsearch 7.0.0 - 7.6.1
Vulnerability Description	A privilege escalation vulnerability exists in Elasticsearch. An attacker who is able to generate an API key and an authentication token can perform a series of steps that result in an authentication token being generated with elevated privileges.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R80 / R77 / R75

In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the Elasticsearch Privilege Escalation (CVE-2020-7014) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name: Web Server Enforcement Violation.
Attack Information: Elasticsearch Privilege Escalation (CVE-2020-7014)