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TI-2018-12329 Aliases CVE-2018-17247GHSA-ccmr-qj26-845g

XML external entity injection in Elasticsearch

Priority LOW 29CWE-611Published · 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 and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-611 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Elasticsearch Security versions 6.5.0 and 6.5.1 contain an XXE flaw in Machine Learning's find_file_structure API. If a policy allowing external network access has been added to Elasticsearch's Java Security Manager then an attacker could send a specially crafted request capable of leaking content of local files on the Elasticsearch node. This could allow a user to access information that they should not have access to.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01383 72nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch (Maven): 6.5.2

SSVC decision points

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ElasticElasticsearch6.5.0 and 6.5.1—No fix listedCNA
—org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch (Maven)6.5.0 to before 6.5.26.5.2Patch availableGHSA-ccmr-qj26-845g
  • Elasticsearch VendorElastic Affected 6.5.0 and 6.5.1 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch (Maven) Vendor— Affected 6.5.0 to before 6.5.2 Fixed in 6.5.2 Patch available GHSA-ccmr-qj26-845g

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elasticsearch:6.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.5.0VulnerableElastic
cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elasticsearch:6.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*6.5.1VulnerableElastic
  • cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elasticsearch:6.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5.0 Vulnerable ·Elastic
  • cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elasticsearch:6.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.5.1 Vulnerable ·Elastic

Remediation

  • Fix · GHSA-ccmr-qj26-845g org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch (Maven) Fixed in 6.5.2 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-17247
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ccmr-qj26-845g

References

Advisory 3

  • TI-2015-01295 The Groovy scripting engine in Elasticsearch before 1.3.8 and 1.4.x before 1.4.3 allows… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2014-02491 The default configuration in Elasticsearch before 1.2 enables dynamic scripting, which… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
  • TI-2023-15037 Elasticsearch StackOverflow vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2021-05135 Information disclosure in Elasticsearch CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • TI-2021-05136 All versions of Elastic Cloud Enterprise has the Elasticsearch “anonymous” user enabled… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2015-04530 Elasticsearch before 1.6.1 allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code via… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
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Sources

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