CVE-2017-8446 Improper Privilege Management in X-Pack
A user with the reporting_user role can impersonate another user to execute reports, potentially accessing sensitive data.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2017-8446?
CVE-2017-8446 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Elastic X-Pack Reporting, published on 18 Aug 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
The Reporting feature in X-Pack in versions prior to 5.5.2 and standalone Reporting plugin versions versions prior to 2.4.6 had an impersonation vulnerability. A user with the reporting_user role could execute a report with the permissions of another reporting user, possibly gaining access to sensitive data.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-8446?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including org.elasticsearch.plugin:x-pack. It affects 2 products.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
org.elasticsearch.plugin:x-pack Maven | All versions | 5.5.2 |
org.elasticsearch.plugin:x-pack Maven | All versions | 5.5.2 |
Products include Elasticsearch X-Pack, Elasticsearch X-Pack Reporting.
How do I fix CVE-2017-8446?
Upgrade org.elasticsearch.plugin:x-pack to 5.5.2 or later.
Is CVE-2017-8446 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-8446 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m728-qvxh-xfjq.