CVE-2018-3826 — MEDIUM (6.5)

Q: How severe is CVE-2018-3826?

CVE-2018-3826 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2018-3826?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Elastic Elasticsearch.

Vulnerability Description

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.

CVSS Score

6.5

MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

HIGH

Integrity

NONE

Availability

NONE

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Elastic	Elasticsearch	>= 6.0.0, <= 6.2.4

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-311 CWE-200

References

https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-6-3-0-and-5-6-10-security-update/1357Vendor Advisory
https://www.elastic.co/community/securityVendor Advisory
https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-6-3-0-and-5-6-10-security-update/1357Vendor Advisory
https://www.elastic.co/community/securityVendor Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2018-3826?

CVE-2018-3826 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM). 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 ...

How severe is CVE-2018-3826?

CVE-2018-3826 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2018-3826?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Elastic Elasticsearch.