Security advisory

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  "id": "d1224c442d9f1af2b274029203d316a67013ef144c3f3ec92609f649bd880d0c",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-7012",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2020-7012",
    "summary": "Kibana versions 6.7.0 to 6.8.8 and 7.0.0 to 7.6.2 contain a prototype pollution flaw in the Upgrade Assistant. An authenticated attacker with privileges to write to the Kibana index could insert data that would cause Kibana to execute arbitrary code. This could possibly lead to an attacker executing code with the permissions of the Kibana process on the host system.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2020-7012",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "high",
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      "aliases": [
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      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
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      ],
      "affected": [
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              "repo": "https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch",
              "type": "GIT",
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                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
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                      {
                        "introduced": "6.7.0"
                      },
                      {
                        "last_affected": "6.8.8"
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                    ],
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                      {
                        "last_affected": "7.6.2"
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            "v6.8.7",
            "v6.8.6",
            "v6.8.5",
            "v6.8.4",
            "v6.8.3",
            "v6.8.2",
            "v6.8.1",
            "v6.8.0",
            "v6.7.2",
            "v6.7.1",
            "v6.7.0"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
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          }
        },
        {
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              "repo": "https://github.com/elastic/kibana",
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              ],
              "database_specific": {
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                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
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                      {
                        "introduced": "6.7.0"
                      },
                      {
                        "last_affected": "6.8.8"
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                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_RANGE"
                  },
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
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                        "introduced": "7.0.0"
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                      {
                        "last_affected": "7.6.2"
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                    ],
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                  }
                ]
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            }
          ],
          "versions": [
            "v6.8.8",
            "v6.8.7",
            "v6.8.6",
            "v6.8.5",
            "v6.8.4",
            "v6.8.3",
            "v6.8.2",
            "v6.8.1",
            "v6.8.0",
            "v6.7.2",
            "v6.7.1",
            "v6.7.0"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2020-7012.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:52.873468164Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://www.elastic.co/community/security/"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2020-7012",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 437787,
  "published_at": "2020-06-03T18:15:22.857+00:00"
}