What is CVE-2017-8438?

CVE-2017-8438 is a high-severity vulnerability in Elastic X-pack, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-06-05.

How severe is CVE-2017-8438?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in Elastic X-pack

CVE-2017-8438

Elastic X-Pack Security versions 5.0.0 to 5.4.0 contain a privilege escalation bug in the run_as functionality. This bug prevents transitioning into the specified user specified in a run_as request. If a role has been created using a templ…

EPSS: 0.004 (61.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Elastic X-pack — versions 5.0.0, 5.0.1, 5.0.2
Elastic X-pack Security — versions 5.0.0 to 5.4.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

security@elastic.co (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
security@elastic.co (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
security@elastic.co (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-8438?: CVE-2017-8438 is a high-severity vulnerability in Elastic X-pack, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-06-05.
How severe is CVE-2017-8438?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.