Elastic Enterprise Search before 7.9.0 contain a credential exposure flaw in the App Search interface. If a user is given the �developer� role, they will be able to view the administrator API credentials. These credentials could allow the developer user to conduct operations with the same permissions of the App Search administrator.

References

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-7018
• https://discuss.elastic.co/t/enterprise-search-7-9-0-security-update/245457