An error was found in the permission model used by X-Pack Alerting 5.0.0 to 5.6.0 whereby users mapped to certain built-in roles could create a watch that results in that user gaining elevated privileges.
The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| X-pack | Elastic | 5.0.0 (including) | 5.0.0 (including) |
| X-pack | Elastic | 5.0.1 (including) | 5.0.1 (including) |
| X-pack | Elastic | 5.0.2 (including) | 5.0.2 (including) |
| X-pack | Elastic | 5.1.1 (including) | 5.1.1 (including) |
| X-pack | Elastic | 5.2.0 (including) | 5.2.0 (including) |
| X-pack | Elastic | 5.2.1 (including) | 5.2.1 (including) |
| X-pack | Elastic | 5.2.2 (including) | 5.2.2 (including) |
| X-pack | Elastic | 5.3.0 (including) | 5.3.0 (including) |
| X-pack | Elastic | 5.3.1 (including) | 5.3.1 (including) |
| X-pack | Elastic | 5.3.2 (including) | 5.3.2 (including) |
| X-pack | Elastic | 5.3.3 (including) | 5.3.3 (including) |
| X-pack | Elastic | 5.4.0 (including) | 5.4.0 (including) |
| X-pack | Elastic | 5.5.0 (including) | 5.5.0 (including) |
| X-pack | Elastic | 5.5.2 (including) | 5.5.2 (including) |
| X-pack | Elastic | 5.6.0 (including) | 5.6.0 (including) |