CVE-2017-8441
N/A
Published: June 5, 2017 at 02:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:26 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorX Pack
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Severity
N/A
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.7%
Description
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (3)
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-5-4-1-and-5-3-3-security-updates/87952x_refsource_CONFIRMRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.elastic.co/blog/elasticsearch-5-4-1-and-5-3-3-releasedx_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.elastic.co/community/securityQuick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-279CWE-200
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