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CVE-2017-8446
- Severity: medium (CVSS 5.3 v3.0)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2017-08-18 · updated 2026-06-17
- Weakness: CWE-522
Description
The Reporting feature in X-Pack in versions prior to 5.5.2 and standalone Reporting plugin versions versions prior to 2.4.6 had an impersonation vulnerability. A user with the reporting_user role could execute a report with the permissions of another reporting user, possibly gaining access to sensitive data.
Affected products
- Elasticsearch X-Pack: through 5.5.1
- Elasticsearch X-Pack Reporting: through 2.4.5
References
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