SB2018091905 - Information disclosure in Elasticsearch
Published: September 19, 2018 Updated: September 30, 2019
Security Bulletin ID
SB2018091905
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Information disclosure (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-3831)
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to an error in the lasticsearch _cluster/settings API within Elasticsearch Alerting and Monitoring feature, when secrets are configured via the API. A remote authenticated user can gain request the affected API endpoint and view sensitive configuration information such as passwords, tokens, or usernames.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.