6.8

CVE-2021-37940: elastic enterprise_search Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF)

CVSS: 6.8v3.1MediumModified
Published 07-12-2021Last modified 04-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2021-37940 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) vulnerability in elastic enterprise_search. EPSS estimates a 0.76% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 54.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
27/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.8/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.76%
0%100%
Low · -0.09 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 07-12-2021
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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 metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.76%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

55%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

-0.09 pp

From 0.85% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.76%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Elastic2 products

1 vendor · 2 products

References

1 links