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TI-2017-05990 Aliases CVE-2017-8450GHSA-h63x-5x88-qfh6

Incorrect permission assignment in Elastic X-Pack Security

Priority LOW 34CWE-732Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

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

Summary

X-Pack 5.1.1 did not properly apply document and field level security to multi-search and multi-get requests so users without access to a document and/or field may have been able to access this information.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00862 58th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ElasticElastic X-Pack Security5.1.1—No fix listedCNA
  • Elastic X-Pack Security VendorElastic Affected 5.1.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:elastic:x-pack:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.1.1VulnerableElastic
  • cpe:2.3:a:elastic:x-pack:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.1 Vulnerable ·Elastic

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-8450
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-h63x-5x88-qfh6

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-2017-05982 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
  • TI-2017-05989 Incorrect permission assignment in Elastic X-Pack Security CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 5.9
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Sources

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