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
Published Aug 18, 2017
5.3
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.69%
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.
Affected products
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- Version Before 5.5.2 and 2.4.6StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).
| Vendor | Product | Default status | Versions | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elastic | Elastic X-Pack Reporting | n/a |
|
- ≤ 5.5.1
- ≤ 2.4.5
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 0.69% (0.00695) | 51.23th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.69% (0.00695) | 51.53th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.10% (0.00096) | 40.65th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Apr 30, 2024 | 0.10% (0.00096) | 39.52th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.08% (0.00084) | 33.94th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 10.04th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.42% (0.00416) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (3)
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-m728-qvxh-xfjq Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8446
- https://www.elastic.co/community/security x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-m728-qvxh-xfjq | Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8446 | ||
| https://www.elastic.co/community/security | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
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