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CVE-2017-8438

Elastic X-Pack Security versions 5.0.0 to 5.4.0 contain a privilege escalation bug in the run_as functionality. This bug prevents transitioning into the specified user specified in a run_as request. If a role has been created using a template that contains the _user properties, the behavior of run_as will be incorrect. Additionally if the run_as user specified does not exist, the transition will not happen.

Published

2017-06-05T14:29:00.280

Last Modified

2025-04-20T01:37:25.860

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 8.8 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P

  • Access Vector: NETWORK
  • Access Complexity: LOW
  • Authentication: SINGLE
  • Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
  • Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
  • Availability Impact: PARTIAL
Exploitability Score

8.0

Impact Score

6.4

Weaknesses
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-284
  • Type: Primary
    CWE-269
Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Application elastic x-pack 5.0.0 Yes
Application elastic x-pack 5.0.1 Yes
Application elastic x-pack 5.0.2 Yes
Application elastic x-pack 5.1.0 Yes
Application elastic x-pack 5.1.1 Yes
Application elastic x-pack 5.2.0 Yes
Application elastic x-pack 5.2.1 Yes
Application elastic x-pack 5.2.2 Yes
Application elastic x-pack 5.3.0 Yes
Application elastic x-pack 5.3.1 Yes
Application elastic x-pack 5.3.2 Yes
Application elastic x-pack 5.3.3 Yes
Application elastic x-pack 5.4.0 Yes
References