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CVE-2017-8446

N/A

Published: August 18, 2017 at 08:00 PM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:26 AM UTC

2 products affected across 1 vendorX Pack ReportingX Pack

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Severity

N/A

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.7%

Description

The Reporting feature in X-Pack in versions prior to 5.5.2 and standalone Reporting plugin versions versions prior to 2.4.6 had an impersonation vulnerability. A user with the reporting_user role could execute a report with the permissions of another reporting user, possibly gaining access to sensitive data.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

X Pack · Elasticsearch

95%

v ≤ 5.5.1

X Pack Reporting · Elasticsearch

95%

v ≤ 2.4.5v < 5.5.2

Affected range stops below 5.5.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

https://www.elastic.co/community/security

References (1)

x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://www.elastic.co/community/security

CVSS

4MEDIUM[email protected]

Confidentiality: PARTIAL
Integrity: NONE
Availability: NONE

Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED

CWE

CWE-522CWE-269

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