Information disclosure in Elastic X-Pack
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. 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.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.007 (53.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 54th percentile — 53.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.007 · newest: 0.007 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Elastic X-Pack
- Elastic X-Pack Security — versions prior to 5.4.1 and 5.3.3
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-5-4-1-and-5-3-3-security-updates/87952 (Vendor Advisory)
- www.elastic.co/blog/elasticsearch-5-4-1-and-5-3-3-released (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- www.elastic.co/community/security (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-8441?
- CVE-2017-8441 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Elastic X-Pack, classified under Incorrect Execution-Assigned Permissions. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2017-06-05.
- How severe is CVE-2017-8441?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.