CVE-2018-3831

moderate-risk
Published 2018-09-19

Elasticsearch Alerting and Monitoring in versions before 6.4.1 or 5.6.12 have an information disclosure issue when secrets are configured via the API. The Elasticsearch _cluster/settings API, when queried, could leak sensitive configuration information such as passwords, tokens, or usernames. This could allow an authenticated Elasticsearch user to improperly view these details.

Do I need to act?

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0.82% 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
8
CVSS 8.8/10 High
NETWORK / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Affected Vendors

Elastic

References (4)

Mitigation https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-6-4-1-and-5-6-12-security-update/1490...
Vendor Advisory https://www.elastic.co/community/security
Mitigation https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-6-4-1-and-5-6-12-security-update/1490...
Vendor Advisory https://www.elastic.co/community/security
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/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 30/34 · Critical
Exploitability 3/34 · Minimal
Exposure 5/34 · Minimal