PT-2017-18339 · Elastic · X-Pack Security

Published 2017-09-28 · Updated 2019-10-09 · CVE-2017-8447

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.5

Medium

Base vector

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

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions X-Pack Security versions 5.3.0 through 5.5.2

Description An issue was discovered in the privilege enforcement of X-Pack Security. Users with either delete or index permissions on an index in a cluster may be able to issue both delete and index requests against that index.

Recommendations For versions 5.3.0 through 5.5.2, restrict access to indices based on the least privilege principle to minimize the risk of exploitation. Ensure users only have the necessary permissions, either delete or index, but not both, to perform their tasks.

Fix

Improper Access Control

Improper Privilege Management

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-284

CWE-269

Related Identifiers

CVE-2017-8447

Affected Products

X-Pack Security

References · 3

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8447 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-8447 · Vendor Advisory
• https://discuss.elastic.co/t/x-pack-security-5-6-0-and-5-5-3-security-update/100089 · Vendor Advisory