What is CVE-2017-8442?

CVE-2017-8442 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Elastic Elasticsearch X-pack Security, classified under CWE-402. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-07-07.

How severe is CVE-2017-8442?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Elastic Elasticsearch X-pack Security

CVE-2017-8442

Elasticsearch X-Pack Security versions 5.0.0 to 5.4.3, when enabled, can result in the Elasticsearch _nodes API leaking sensitive configuration information, such as the paths and passphrases of SSL keys that were configured as part of an a…

EPSS: 0.004 (62.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Elastic Elasticsearch X-pack Security — versions 5.0.0 to 5.4.3
Elastic X-pack

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-402
CWE-200 — Information Disclosure

References

security@elastic.co (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-8442?: CVE-2017-8442 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Elastic Elasticsearch X-pack Security, classified under CWE-402. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-07-07.
How severe is CVE-2017-8442?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.