VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE
CVE-2017-8449
CVSS score5.9 MEDIUM
EPSS probability0.83%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2017-06-16
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Description
X-Pack Security 5.2.x would allow access to more fields than the user should have seen if the field level security rules used a mix of grant and exclude rules when merging multiple rules with field level security rules for the same index.
Weakness classification
- CWE-200: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
- CWE-732: Incorrect Permission Assignment for Critical Resource
Primary references
- security@elastic.co — Vendor Advisory
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory