CVE-2018-3831

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.

Risk Information

Base Score

8.8

MODERATE

Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS Score

Exploitation Probability

0.861

Associated Vulnerability

Vulnerability	OS Platform
Vulnerabilities CVE-2018-3831 are fixed in Elasticsearch Core 5.6.12	Windows
Vulnerabilities CVE-2018-3831 are fixed in Elasticsearch Core 6.4.1	Windows
Vulnerabilities CVE-2018-3831 are fixed in Elasticsearch Core for Linux 5.6.12	Linux
Vulnerabilities CVE-2018-3831 are fixed in Elasticsearch Core for Linux 6.4.1	Linux
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor Vulnerability (CVE-2018-3831)	NCM

Patch Details

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References

https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-1234
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-1234