CVE-2017-8441

MEDIUM

Elastic X-Pack Security < 5.4.1 and 5.3.3 - Unauthorized Data Access via Index Alias

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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)

Core 3
Core References
Release Notes, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://www.elastic.co/blog/elasticsearch-5-4-1-and-5-3-3-released
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://www.elastic.co/community/security

Scores

CVSS v3 4.3
EPSS 0.0013
EPSS Percentile 32.4%
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 5.3.0 - 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