Vulnerability Report

CVE-2017-8442

Title: Elastic X-Pack Information Disclosure

Information Disclosure

Proof Of Concept

No public PoC currently indexed for CVE-2017-8442.

CWE Category CWE-200

Published Date Jul 07, 2017

Modified Date May 13, 2026

Exploit Status Not Found

Score 6.5 CVSS v3.0

Exploit Probability (EPSS)

0.92%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2017-8442: Elasticsearch X-Pack Security versions 5.0.0 to 5.4.3, when enabled, can result in the Elasticsearch _nodes API leaking sensitive configuration information, such as the paths and passphrases of SSL keys that were configured as part of an authentication realm. This could allow an authenticated Elasticsearch user to improperly view these details.

Impacted Vendors

elastic 1

elasticsearch 1

Reference Links

https://www.elastic.co/community/security https://www.elastic.co/community/security

CVSS v3.0

Source Entity [email protected]

Severity MEDIUM

6.5

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Complexity

LOW

Privileges

N/A

Interaction

NONE

Confidentiality

N/A

Integrity

N/A

Availability

N/A

Scope

UNCHANGED

RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

CVSS v2.0

Source Entity [email protected]

Severity MEDIUM

4.0

Access Vector

N/A

Authentication

N/A

RAW VECTOR AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns