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CVE-2017-8441

Elastic X-Pack Security versions prior to 5.4.1 and 5.3.3 did not always correctly apply Document Level Security to index aliases.

Published 9 y ago · modified 4 mo ago · JSON

CVSS
4.3
v3.0 · NVD
CISA KEV
No
not known exploited
EPSS
0.7%
percentile 55%
Public exploits
0
none known

Elastic X-Pack Security versions prior to 5.4.1 and 5.3.3 did not always correctly apply Document Level Security to index aliases. This bug could allow a user with restricted permissions to view data they should not have access to when performing certain operations against an index alias.

Exploit prediction (EPSS)

0.73% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 55% of all scored CVEs.

CVSS scores

Assigned byVersionScoreVector
NVD3.04.3CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
NVD2.04.0AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

Affected products

  • Elastic X-Pack Security

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-279 Incorrect Execution-Assigned Permissions
  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor

References

  • discuss.elastic.co /t/elastic-stack-5-4-1-and-5-3-3-security-updates/87952 · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • elastic.co /blog/elasticsearch-5-4-1-and-5-3-3-released · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred
  • elastic.co /community/security · x_refsource_CONFIRM, x_transferred

Sources

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