CVE-2017-8438

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Elastic
Status
X-pack Security
Vendor
CVE Published:
5 June 2017

Summary

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.

Affected Version(s)

X-Pack Security 5.0.0 to 5.4.0

References

https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-5-4-1-and-5-3-...
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https://www.elastic.co/blog/elasticsearch-5-4-1-and-5-3-3...
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https://www.elastic.co/community/security
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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