CVE Vulnerability

CVE-2018-3826

In Elasticsearch versions 6.0.0-beta1 to 6.2.4 a disclosure flaw was found in the _snapshot API. When the access_key and security_key parameters are set using the _snapshot API they can be exposed as plain text by users able to query the _snapshot API.

4 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 8 / Impact : 2.9

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact PARTIAL

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope

6.5 /10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.8 / Impact : 3.6

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact NONE

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References
Link Resource
https://www.elastic.co/community/security Vendor Advisory
https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-6-3-0-and-5-6-10-security-update/135777 Vendor Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1

cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elasticsearch:6.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elasticsearch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Information

Published : 2018-09-19 07:29

Updated : 2019-10-09 11:40

NVD link : CVE-2018-3826

Mitre link : CVE-2018-3826

Products Affected
No products.
CWE
CWE-311

Missing Encryption of Sensitive Data