CVE-2020-7011 Cross-site scripting in Elastic App Search
Attackers can execute arbitrary JavaScript in victims' browsers via malicious URLs in the Reference UI of Elastic App Search.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-7011?
CVE-2020-7011 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Elastic App Search, published on 3 Jun 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Elastic App Search versions before 7.7.0 contain a cross site scripting (XSS) flaw when displaying document URLs in the Reference UI. If the Reference UI injects a URL into a result, that URL will be rendered by the web browser. If an attacker is able to control the contents of such a field, they could execute arbitrary JavaScript in the victim�s web browser.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-7011?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Elastic Elastic App Search.
How do I fix CVE-2020-7011?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-7011 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2020-7011 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-7011 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Elastic App Search
Sources
Also known as UBUNTU-CVE-2020-7011.