CVE-2017-8446

Medium

Description

The Reporting feature in X-Pack in versions prior to 5.5.2 and standalone Reporting plugin versions versions prior to 2.4.6 had an impersonation vulnerability. A user with the reporting_user role could execute a report with the permissions of another reporting user, possibly gaining access to sensitive data.

SeverityMedium
CVSS5.3
Exploit probability—
ProductElasticsearch X-pack
PublishedAug 18, 2017
First seenAug 18, 2017
Weakness typeCWE-522CWE-522

How to fix

Update
  • org.elasticsearch.plugin:x-pack5.5.2 or later

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
elasticsearch x-packv ≤ 5.5.1—
elasticsearch x-pack_reportingv ≤ 2.4.5—
org.elasticsearch.plugin:x-packMavenv < 5.5.25.5.2

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