CVE-2018-3823
lowpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.006 · 51 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
X-Pack Machine Learning versions before 6.2.4 and 5.6.9 had a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. Users with manage_ml permissions could create jobs containing malicious data as part of their configuration that could allow the attacker to obtain sensitive information from or perform destructive actions on behalf of other ML users viewing the results of the jobs.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.5–5.4
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affected products (7)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- elastic elasticsearch x-pack6.0.0 → 6.2.4nvdUScpe:2.3:a:elastic:elasticsearch_x-pack:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (6)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-6-2-4-and-5-6-9-security-update/128422cnnvd
- https://www.elastic.co/community/securitycnnvd
- https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-6-2-4-and-5-6-9-security-update/128422enisa_euvd
- https://www.elastic.co/community/securityenisa_euvd
- https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-6-2-4-and-5-6-9-security-update/128422Vendor Advisorynvd
- https://www.elastic.co/community/securityVendor Advisorynvd
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