CVE-2017-8449 describes a vulnerability in Elastic X-Pack Security 5.2.x where field-level security rules, when combining grant and exclude rules for the same index, could inadvertently expose more data fields than intended. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 5.9) has a network attack vector and high confidentiality impact, but requires high attack complexity. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion, suggesting a low current threat level.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 5.2.0, <= 5.2.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:elastic:x-pack:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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