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CVE-2017-8446 Improper Privilege Management in X-Pack

MediumCVSS 5.3 EPSS 0.70%
Published
Updated
Exploit status
No public exploit known

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.

Affected products

ProductAffected versionsFixed in
org.elasticsearch.plugin/x-pack(Maven) < 5.5.2 5.5.2
elasticsearch x-pack <= 5.5.1 No fix listed
elasticsearch x-pack reporting <= 2.4.5 No fix listed
Elastic X-Pack Reporting = Before 5.5.2 and 2.4.6 No fix listed

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