CVE-2017-8442 describes a vulnerability in Elasticsearch X-Pack Security versions 5.0.0 to 5.4.3 where the _nodes API can leak sensitive configuration details, specifically SSL key paths and passphrases, to authenticated users. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) has a low attack complexity and requires authentication, but could lead to a high impact on confidentiality. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 5.0.0, <= 5.4.3CPE 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:H/I:N/A:N
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