CVE-2017-8441

low-risk
Published 2017-06-05

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.

Do I need to act?

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0.13% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
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CVSS 4.3/10 Medium
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

X-Pack

Affected Vendors

Elastic

References (6)

Vendor Advisory https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-5-4-1-and-5-3-3-security-updates/8795...
Release Notes https://www.elastic.co/blog/elasticsearch-5-4-1-and-5-3-3-released
Vendor Advisory https://www.elastic.co/community/security
Vendor Advisory https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-5-4-1-and-5-3-3-security-updates/8795...
Release Notes https://www.elastic.co/blog/elasticsearch-5-4-1-and-5-3-3-released
Vendor Advisory https://www.elastic.co/community/security
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low-risk
Severity 18/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal