CVE-2017-8441
medium
CVSS v3
4.3
CVSS v4 NEW
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VIR risk
4.3
Description
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.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
53%
Patch ETA
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Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Application impact
| Vendor | Product | Versions | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| elastic | x-pack | {"startIncluding":"5.3.0","endExcluding":"5.3.3"} | 5.3.3 |
References
- https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-5-4-1-and-5-3-3-security-updates/87952
- https://www.elastic.co/blog/elasticsearch-5-4-1-and-5-3-3-released
- https://www.elastic.co/community/security
- https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-5-4-1-and-5-3-3-security-updates/87952
- https://www.elastic.co/blog/elasticsearch-5-4-1-and-5-3-3-released
- https://www.elastic.co/community/security
CWEs
CWE-279 CWE-200
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.