CVE-2018-3831
CVSS V2 Medium 4
CVSS V3 High 8.8
Description
Elasticsearch Alerting and Monitoring in versions before 6.4.1 or 5.6.12 have an information disclosure issue when secrets are configured via the API. The Elasticsearch _cluster/settings API, when queried, could leak sensitive configuration information such as passwords, tokens, or usernames. This could allow an authenticated Elasticsearch user to improperly view these details.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2018-3831
- Assigner
- bressers@elastic.co
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2018-09-19T19:29:01
- Last Modified Date
- 2020-04-07T15:29:54
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elasticsearch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 5.6.0 | 5.6.12 |
| cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elasticsearch:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 6.0.0 | 6.4.1 |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
- Access Vector
- NETWORK
- Access Compatibility
- LOW
- Authentication
- SINGLE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- NONE
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 4
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 8
- Impact Score
- 2.9
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 8.8
- Base Severity
- HIGH
- Exploitability Score
- 2.8
- Impact Score
- 5.9
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.elastic.co/community/security | Vendor Advisory |
| https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-6-4-1-and-5-6-12-security-update/149035 | Mitigation Vendor Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-3831 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2018-3831 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 16:45:23 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-03 12:22:15 | security@elastic.co | bressers@elastic.co | CVE Assigner | updated |
| 2022-12-03 12:22:15 | 2018-09-19T19:29Z | 2018-09-19T19:29:01 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-03 12:22:15 | 2020-04-07T15:29:54 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-03 12:22:15 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |