CVE-2018-3829: elastic elastic_cloud_enterprise Improper Authorization
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2018-3829 is a medium (CVSS 5.3) Improper Authorization vulnerability in elastic elastic_cloud_enterprise. EPSS estimates a 0.90% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 58.8% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 19-09-2018PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
In Elastic Cloud Enterprise (ECE) versions prior to 1.1.4 it was discovered that a user could scale out allocators on new hosts with an invalid roles token. An attacker with access to the previous runner ID and IP address of the coordinator-host could add a allocator to an existing ECE install to gain access to other clusters data.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 1 source · 2 versionsEPSS trend
Probability
0.90%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
59%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.90% 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-285Improper AuthorizationThe product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action.
- CWE-290Authentication Bypass by SpoofingThis attack-focused weakness is caused by incorrectly implemented authentication schemes that are subject to spoofing attacks.
Affected systems
Elastic1 product
- elastic_cloud_enterprise< 1.1.4
1 vendor · 1 product
References
2 links- discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-cloud-enterprise-1-1-4-security-update/135778X Refsource CONFIRMVendor Advisory