CVE-2017-8441
mediumpriority · track · 17EPSS 0.007 · 54 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Elastic X-Pack Security versions prior to 5.4.1 and 5.3.3 did not always correctly apply Document Level Security to index aliases. This bug could allow a user with restricted permissions to view data they should not have access to when performing certain operations against an index alias.
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affected products (3)
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references (9)
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- https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-5-4-1-and-5-3-3-security-updates/87952cnnvd
- https://www.elastic.co/blog/elasticsearch-5-4-1-and-5-3-3-releasedcnnvd
- https://www.elastic.co/community/securitycnnvd
- https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-5-4-1-and-5-3-3-security-updates/87952enisa_euvd
- https://www.elastic.co/blog/elasticsearch-5-4-1-and-5-3-3-releasedenisa_euvd
- https://www.elastic.co/community/securityenisa_euvd
- https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-5-4-1-and-5-3-3-security-updates/87952Vendor Advisorynvd
- https://www.elastic.co/blog/elasticsearch-5-4-1-and-5-3-3-releasedRelease NotesVendor Advisorynvd
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