Main Vulnerability Database SB2022010520

SB2022010520 - IBM Cloud Private update for Elasticsearch

Published: January 5, 2022

Security Bulletin ID SB2022010520

Severity

Medium

Patch available

YES

Number of vulnerabilities 1

Exploitation vector Remote access

Highest impact Data manipulation

Breakdown by Severity

Low
Medium
High
Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.

1) Improper Certificate Validation (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-22138)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform MitM attack.

The vulnerability exists due to improper TLS certificate validation in the monitoring feature of Logstash. When specifying a trusted server CA certificate Logstash does not properly verify the certificate returned by the monitoring server. A remote attacker can preform a Man-in-the-Middle attack.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

References

https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-vulnerability-in-elasticsearch-affects-ibm-cloud-private-cve-2021-22138-2/"
https://www.ibm.com/blogs/psirt/security-bulletin-vulnerability-in-elasticsearch-affects-ibm-cloud-private-cve-2021-22138-2/</a>
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6538160