CVE-2018-17244

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Summary

CVECVE-2018-17244
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-12-20 22:29:00 UTC
Updated2019-10-09 23:36:00 UTC
DescriptionElasticsearch Security versions 6.4.0 to 6.4.2 contain an error in the way request headers are applied to requests when using the Active Directory, LDAP, Native, or File realms. A request may receive headers intended for another request if the same username is being authenticated concurrently; when used with run as, this can result in the request running as the incorrect user. This could allow a user to access information that they should not have access to.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-200

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Elastic Elasticsearch All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Elasticsearch Security CVE-2018-17244 Information Disclosure Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
www.elastic.co/community/security CONFIRM www.elastic.co Vendor Advisory
Elastic Stack 6.4.3 and 5.6.13 security update - Security Announcements - Discuss the Elastic Stack MISC discuss.elastic.co Vendor Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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