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TI-2017-05989 Aliases CVE-2017-8449GHSA-wx3g-r3fp-jg5g

Incorrect permission assignment in Elastic X-Pack Security

Priority LOW 28CWE-732Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
High
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.

Summary

X-Pack Security 5.2.x would allow access to more fields than the user should have seen if the field level security rules used a mix of grant and exclude rules when merging multiple rules with field level security rules for the same index.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00834 57th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Elastic X-Pack Security (Elastic): 5.3.0

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ElasticElastic X-Pack Securitybefore 5.3.05.3.0Patch availableCNA
  • Elastic X-Pack Security VendorElastic Affected before 5.3.0 Fixed in 5.3.0 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:elastic:x-pack:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.2.0 – 5.2.2VulnerableElastic
  • cpe:2.3:a:elastic:x-pack:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.0 – 5.2.2 Vulnerable ·Elastic

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Elastic X-Pack Security (Elastic) Fixed in 5.3.0

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-8449
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-wx3g-r3fp-jg5g

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2018-02792 Improper authentication in Elastic X-Pack Security CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2017-05988 Improper access control in Elastic X-Pack Alerting CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2017-05978 Improper access control in Elastic X-Pack Security CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2017-05990 Incorrect permission assignment in Elastic X-Pack Security CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2017-05982 Information disclosure in Elasticsearch X-Pack Security CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2017-05987 Improper access control in Elastic X-Pack Security CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.5
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Sources

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