VIR Vulnerability Intelligence Relay

CVE-2017-8442

medium
Published 2017-07-07 · Modified 2026-05-13
CVSS v3
6.5
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS v2
4.0
VIR risk
6.5

Description

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 authentication realm. This could allow an authenticated Elasticsearch user to improperly view these details.

Predictions

Exploit likelihood
75%
Patch ETA
—

Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.

Mitigations

vendor Authored 2026-05-27

Vendor advisory: security@elastic.co — https://www.elastic.co/community/security

Application impact
VendorProductVersionsFixed
elasticx-pack{"startIncluding":"5.0.0","endIncluding":"5.4.3"}

References

CWEs

CWE-402 CWE-200

Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.