CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2017-8446

Insufficiently Protected Credentials

Published: Aug 18, 2017 | Modified: Apr 20, 2025
CVSS 3.x
5.3
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
4 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu
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The Reporting feature in X-Pack in versions prior to 5.5.2 and standalone Reporting plugin versions versions prior to 2.4.6 had an impersonation vulnerability. A user with the reporting_user role could execute a report with the permissions of another reporting user, possibly gaining access to sensitive data.

Weakness

The product transmits or stores authentication credentials, but it uses an insecure method that is susceptible to unauthorized interception and/or retrieval.

Affected Software

NameVendorStart VersionEnd Version
X-packElasticsearch*5.5.1 (including)
X-pack_reportingElasticsearch*2.4.5 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References