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CVE-2018-3831

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: September 19, 2018 at 07:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 01:57 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorElasticsearch

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 2%

Description

Elasticsearch Alerting and Monitoring in versions before 6.4.1 or 5.6.12 have an information disclosure issue when secrets are configured via the API. The Elasticsearch _cluster/settings API, when queried, could leak sensitive configuration information such as passwords, tokens, or usernames. This could allow an authenticated Elasticsearch user to improperly view these details.

Affected

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

Elasticsearch· Elasticelastic-plugin
95%
v < 5.6.125.6.0 ≤ v < 5.6.126.0.0 ≤ v < 6.4.1
Affected range stops below 5.6.12, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 6.4.1, 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

References (2)

x_refsource_CONFIRMMitigationVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-6-4-1-and-5-6-12-security-update/149035
x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.elastic.co/community/security

CVSS

8.8HIGH[email protected]
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-200

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