What is CVE-2018-3822?

CVE-2018-3822 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Elastic X-pack, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-03-30.

How severe is CVE-2018-3822?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Auth bypass in Elastic X-pack

CVE-2018-3822

X-Pack Security versions 6.2.0, 6.2.1, and 6.2.2 are vulnerable to a user impersonation attack via incorrect XML canonicalization and DOM traversal. An attacker might have been able to impersonate a legitimate user if the SAML Identity Pro…

Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication

EPSS: 0.016 (73.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Elastic X-pack — versions 6.2.0, 6.2.1, 6.2.2
Elastic X-pack Security — versions 6.2.0, 6.2.1, and 6.2.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

security@elastic.co (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-3822?: CVE-2018-3822 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Elastic X-pack, classified under Improper Authentication. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-03-30.
How severe is CVE-2018-3822?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.