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GHSA-C4FV-4X26-F38H

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2022-05-13 01:36 – Updated: 2022-05-13 01:36

Details

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.

Severity ?

8.8 (High)


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

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CVE-2017-8438 (GCVE-0-2017-8438)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-06-05 14:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 16:34

Summary

Severity ?

No CVSS data available.

CWE

CWE-284 - Improper Access Control

Assigner

elastic

References

URL

Tags

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	https://www.elastic.co/blog/elasticsearch-5-4-1-a…	x_refsource_CONFIRM
	https://www.elastic.co/community/security	x_refsource_CONFIRM

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	Elastic	X-Pack Security	Affected: 5.0.0 to 5.4.0

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Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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GHSA-C4FV-4X26-F38H

CVE-2017-8438 (GCVE-0-2017-8438)

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