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CVE-2017-8448: elastic elastic x-pack alerting Improper Access Control

CVSS: 8.8v3.0HighModified
Published 28-09-2017Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2017-8448 is a high (CVSS 8.8) Improper Access Control vulnerability in elastic elastic x-pack alerting. EPSS estimates a 0.85% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 57.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
35/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.85%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 28-09-2017
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An error was found in the permission model used by X-Pack Alerting 5.0.0 to 5.6.0 whereby users mapped to certain built-in roles could create a watch that results in that user gaining elevated privileges.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.85%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

58%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.85% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.85%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Elastic2 products
  • elastic x-pack alerting5.0.0 to 5.6.0
  • x-pack5.0.0 | 5.0.1 | 5.0.2 | 5.1.1 | 5.2.0 | 5.2.1 | 5.2.2 | 5.3.0 | 5.3.1 | 5.3.2 | 5.3.3 | 5.4.0 | 5.5.0 | 5.5.2 | 5.6.0

1 vendor · 2 products

References

1 links