CVE-2017-8447 (GCVE-0-2017-8447)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-09-28 19:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 16:34
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Summary
An error was found in the X-Pack Security 5.3.0 to 5.5.2 privilege enforcement. If a user has either 'delete' or 'index' permissions on an index in a cluster, they may be able to issue both delete and index requests against that index.
Severity
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Elastic Elastic X-Pack Security Affected: 5.3.0 to 5.5.2
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Date Public
2017-09-28 00:00
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