PT-2017-18334 · Elastic · X-Pack Security

Published 2017-07-07 · Updated 2019-10-09 · CVE-2017-8442

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.5

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Elasticsearch X-Pack Security versions 5.0.0 through 5.4.3

Description The issue allows an authenticated Elasticsearch user to improperly view sensitive configuration information, including the paths and passphrases of SSL keys configured as part of an authentication realm, through the Elasticsearch nodes API.

Recommendations For Elasticsearch X-Pack Security versions 5.0.0 through 5.4.3, consider restricting access to the nodes API endpoint to minimize the risk of exploitation. Additionally, review and limit the permissions of authenticated Elasticsearch users to reduce the potential impact of this issue. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Information Disclosure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-402

CWE-200

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-8442

Affected Products

X-Pack Security

References · 3

• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-8442 · Vendor Advisory
• https://elastic.co/community/security · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8442 · Security Note