CVE-2017-8438 (GCVE-0-2017-8438)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-06-05 14:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 16:34
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Summary
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.
Severity
8.8 (High)
CWE
- CWE-284 - Improper Access Control
Assigner
References
3 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-5-4-1-… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://www.elastic.co/blog/elasticsearch-5-4-1-a… | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
| https://www.elastic.co/community/security | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elastic | X-Pack Security |
Affected:
5.0.0 to 5.4.0
|
guessed |
Date Public
2017-06-01 00:00
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