CVE-2017-8446
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.
Published:Aug 18, 2017
Last Modified:Apr 20, 2025
EPS:Aug 18, 2017
EPSS Score:0.00145
CVSS Score:5.3
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Elasticsearch
Product
X-pack
Elasticsearch
X-pack
Vendor
Elasticsearch
Product
X-pack Reporting
Elasticsearch
X-pack Reporting
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
