CVE-2017-8441 describes a vulnerability in Elastic X-Pack Security versions prior to 5.4.1 and 5.3.3, where Document Level Security was not consistently applied to index aliases. This flaw could allow authenticated users with restricted permissions to access data they should not be able to view when interacting with an index alias. The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 4.3 (Medium), indicating a low-complexity attack requiring low privileges, with a potential impact of limited data confidentiality compromise. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 5.3.0, < 5.3.3CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:elastic:x-pack:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 5.4.0, < 5.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:elastic:x-pack:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.