8.8

CVE-2018-3831: elastic elasticsearch

CVSS: 8.8v3.1HighModified
AliasesGHSA-r9fv-qpm9-rj4g
Published 19-09-2018Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-3831 is a high (CVSS 8.8) vulnerability in elastic elasticsearch. EPSS estimates a 1.98% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 80.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
36/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.98%
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. 19-09-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.98%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

80%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.98% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
1.98%

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

Elastic1 product
  • elasticsearch< 5.6.12 and 6.4.1 | ≥ 5.6.0, < 5.6.12 | ≥ 6.0.0, < 6.4.1
Org.elasticsearch1 product
  • elasticsearch≥ 5.6.0, < 5.6.12 | ≥ 6.0.0, < 6.4.1

2 vendors · 2 products

References

3 links