X-Pack Machine Learning versions before 6.2.4 and 5.6.9 had a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability
Published Sep 19, 2018
6.1
MEDIUMCVSS 3.0
EPSS 0.89%
Description
X-Pack Machine Learning versions before 6.2.4 and 5.6.9 had a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. If an attacker is able to inject data into an index that has a ML job running against it, then when another user views the results of the ML job it could allow the attacker to obtain sensitive information from or perform destructive actions on behalf of that other ML user.
Affected products
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- Version before 6.2.4 and 5.6.9StatusaffectedConstraints-
- 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 | Elasticsearch X-Pack Machine Learning | n/a |
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Configuration 1
- < 5.6.9
- ≥ 6.0.0 · < 6.2.4
Configuration 2
- < 5.6.9
- ≥ 6.0.0 · < 6.2.4
Configuration 3
- < 5.6.9
- ≥ 6.1.0 · < 6.2.4
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:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/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 | 0.89% (0.00891) | 57.95th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 0.89% (0.00891) | 57.87th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00084) | 36.49th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Jun 21, 2024 | 0.08% (0.00084) | 36.24th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.08% (0.00084) | 34.21th | 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 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 17.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (4)
- https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-6-2-4-and-5-6-9-security-update/128422 x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mjpc-qx7h-r8c9 Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-3824
- https://www.elastic.co/community/security x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-6-2-4-and-5-6-9-security-update/128422 | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory | |
| https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-mjpc-qx7h-r8c9 | Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-3824 | ||
| https://www.elastic.co/community/security | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
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