CVE-2017-8441

MEDIUM

Elastic X-pack < 5.3.3 - Information Disclosure

Title source: rule

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.

References (3)

[Vendor Advisory] https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-5-4-1-and-5-3-3-security-updates/87952

[Release Notes, Vendor Advisory] https://www.elastic.co/blog/elasticsearch-5-4-1-and-5-3-3-released

[Vendor Advisory] https://www.elastic.co/community/security

Scores

CVSS v3 4.3

EPSS 0.0013

EPSS Percentile 32.7%

Attack Vector NETWORK

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Details

CWE

CWE-200 CWE-279

Status published

Products (2)

elastic/x-pack < 5.3.3

Elastic/X-Pack Security < prior to 5.4.1 and 5.3.3

Published Jun 05, 2017

Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026