CVE-2017-8441

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    CVE-2017-8441

    Published: 5 Jun 2017Last Modified: 10 Mar 2026

    Summary:

    Details: Elastic X-Pack Security versions prior to 5.4.1 and 5.3.3 did not always correctly apply Document Level Security to index aliases. This bug could allow a user with restricted permissions to view data they should not have access to when performing certain operations against an index alias.

    References: , https://www.elastic.co/blog/elasticsearch-5-4-1-and-5-3-3-released, https://www.elastic.co/community/security, https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-5-4-1-and-5-3-3-security-updates/87952

    Affected packages

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    Affected ranges

    Type: N/A

    Events:

    Introduced- None
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    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