Information disclosure in Elastic X-Pack Security

CVE-2017-8450

X-Pack 5.1.1 did not properly apply document and field level security to multi-search and multi-get requests so users without access to a document and/or field may have been able to access this information.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.009 (58.2th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 58th percentile — 58.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2017-8450: held from 0.009 to 0.009.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.009 · newest: 0.009 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-8450?
CVE-2017-8450 is a high-severity vulnerability in Elastic X-Pack Security, classified under Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2017-06-16.
How severe is CVE-2017-8450?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.