CVE-2017-8446

MediumCVSS 5.3/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 5.3/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-522 CWE-269

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published: Aug 18, 2017
Last modified: Jun 17, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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