Medium, CVSS 5.3MavenPublished
Improper Privilege Management in X-Pack
CVE-2017-8446 · GHSA-m728-qvxh-xfjq
- Affected
- Maven org.elasticsearch.plugin:x-pack < 5.5.2
- Fixed in
- 5.5.2· Vendor fix available
- Issue
- The Reporting feature in X-Pack in versions prior to 5.5.2 and standalone Reporting plugin versions versions prior to 2.4.6 had an impersonation vulnerability. A user with the reportinguser role could execute a report with the permissions of another reporting user, possibly gaining access to sensitive data.
Recommended action: Upgrade to 5.5.2 or later, then redeploy and verify.A vendor fix does not resolve your finding until you verify it in your own systems.