CVE-2017-8446: elastic elastic x-pack reporting Insufficiently Protected Credentials
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2017-8446 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) Insufficiently Protected Credentials vulnerability in elastic elastic x-pack reporting. EPSS estimates a 0.69% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 52.1% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 18-08-2017PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions- OSV · MavenEcosystem advisory · calculated5.3MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.69%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
52%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.69% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-522Insufficiently Protected CredentialsThe product transmits or stores authentication credentials, but it uses an insecure method that is susceptible to unauthorized interception and/or retrieval.
- CWE-269Improper Privilege ManagementThe product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.
Affected systems
Elasticsearch2 products
- x-pack≤ 5.5.1
- x-pack_reporting≤ 2.4.5
Elastic1 product
- elastic x-pack reporting< 5.5.2 and 2.4.6
Org.elasticsearch.plugin1 product
- x-pack< 5.5.2
3 vendors · 4 products
