CVE-2017-8442

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Summary

CVECVE-2017-8442
StatePUBLISHED
Assignerelastic
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2017-07-07 20:29:00 UTC
Updated2025-04-20 01:37:25 UTC
DescriptionElasticsearch X-Pack Security versions 5.0.0 to 5.4.3, when enabled, can result in the Elasticsearch _nodes API leaking sensitive configuration information, such as the paths and passphrases of SSL keys that were configured as part of an authentication realm. This could allow an authenticated Elasticsearch user to improperly view these details.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 6.5 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-402 | CWE-200 | CWE-402 CWE-402: Transmission of Private Resources into a New Sphere ('Resource Leak')

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary6.5MEDIUMCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary4AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Elastic X-pack All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Elastic Elasticsearch X-Pack Security affected 5.0.0 to 5.4.3 Not specified

References

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www.elastic.co/community/security af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.elastic.co Vendor Advisory
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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