CVE-2017-8438CWE-284

Elastic X-Pack Security versions 5.0.0 to 5.4.0 contain a privilege escalation bug in the run_as functionality

published June 5, 2017

CVSS
—
EPSS
1%
Percentile
63.0
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01025 · 63.0th percentile
Weakness
CWE-284 · Improper Access Control
Published
2017-06-05T14:00Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 05 JUN 14:00Z
    Elastic X-Pack Security versions 5.0.0 to 5.4.0 contain a privilege escalation bug in the run_as functionality
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