Vulnerability Details CVE-2017-8438
Elastic X-Pack Security versions 5.0.0 to 5.4.0 contain a privilege escalation bug in the run_as functionality. This bug prevents transitioning into the specified user specified in a run_as request. If a role has been created using a template that contains the _user properties, the behavior of run_as will be incorrect. Additionally if the run_as user specified does not exist, the transition will not happen.
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score
EPSS Score 0.004
EPSS Ranking 60.6%
CVSS Severity
CVSS v3 Score 8.8
CVSS v2 Score 6.5
References
- https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-5-4-1-and-5-3-3-security-updates/87952
- https://www.elastic.co/blog/elasticsearch-5-4-1-and-5-3-3-released
- https://www.elastic.co/community/security
- https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-5-4-1-and-5-3-3-security-updates/87952
- https://www.elastic.co/blog/elasticsearch-5-4-1-and-5-3-3-released
- https://www.elastic.co/community/security
Products affected by CVE-2017-8438
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cpe:2.3:a:elastic:x-pack:5.0.0
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cpe:2.3:a:elastic:x-pack:5.0.1
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cpe:2.3:a:elastic:x-pack:5.0.2
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cpe:2.3:a:elastic:x-pack:5.1.0
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cpe:2.3:a:elastic:x-pack:5.1.1
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cpe:2.3:a:elastic:x-pack:5.2.0
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cpe:2.3:a:elastic:x-pack:5.2.1
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cpe:2.3:a:elastic:x-pack:5.2.2
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cpe:2.3:a:elastic:x-pack:5.3.0
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cpe:2.3:a:elastic:x-pack:5.3.1
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cpe:2.3:a:elastic:x-pack:5.3.2
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cpe:2.3:a:elastic:x-pack:5.3.3
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cpe:2.3:a:elastic:x-pack:5.4.0