CVE-2018-3831
HIGHElasticsearch 5.6.0-5.6.11 - Authenticated Exposure of Sensitive Information via _cluster/settings API
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Mitigation, Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-6-4-1-and-5-6-12-security-update/149035
Vendor Advisory x_refsource_confirm
https://www.elastic.co/community/security
Scores
CVSS v3
8.8
EPSS
0.0082
EPSS Percentile
74.6%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Details
CWE
CWE-200
Status
published
Products (2)
elastic/elasticsearch
5.6.0 - 5.6.12
org.elasticsearch/elasticsearch
5.6.0 - 5.6.12Maven
Published
Sep 19, 2018
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026