VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2017-8438

CVSS score8.8 HIGH
EPSS probability1.03%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-06-05
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

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.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-269: Improper Privilege Management
  • CWE-284: Improper Access Control

Primary references