CVE-2017-8448

Published: Sep 29, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

8.8

Vector

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

Exploitability: 2.8 / Impact: 5.9

Source: NVD

Description

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.

Affected (15)

Products: Elastic: X Pack

Elastic

1 product

X Pack

Configuration A

15 vulnerable

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Elastic X Pack	Version 5.0.0
Elastic X Pack	Version 5.0.1
Elastic X Pack	Version 5.0.2
Elastic X Pack	Version 5.1.1
Elastic X Pack	Version 5.2.0
Elastic X Pack	Version 5.2.1
Elastic X Pack	Version 5.2.2
Elastic X Pack	Version 5.3.0
Elastic X Pack	Version 5.3.1
Elastic X Pack	Version 5.3.2
Elastic X Pack	Version 5.3.3
Elastic X Pack	Version 5.4.0
Elastic X Pack	Version 5.5.0
Elastic X Pack	Version 5.5.2
Elastic X Pack	Version 5.6.0

Related CWEs

CWE-269

Improper Privilege Management

The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor.

CWE-284

Improper Access Control

The product does not restrict or incorrectly restricts access to a resource from an unauthorized actor.

References (2)

https://discuss.elastic.co/t/x-pack-alerting-and-kibana-5-6-1-security-update/101884

Source: security@elastic.co

MitigationVendor Advisory

https://discuss.elastic.co/t/x-pack-alerting-and-kibana-5-6-1-security-update/101884

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

MitigationVendor Advisory

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