cvelist/2017/8xxx/CVE-2017-8438.json

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   "CVE_data_meta" : {
      "ASSIGNER" : "security@elastic.co",
      "ID" : "CVE-2017-8438",
      "STATE" : "PUBLIC"
   },
   "affects" : {
      "vendor" : {
         "vendor_data" : [
            {
               "product" : {
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                     {
                        "product_name" : "X-Pack Security",
                        "version" : {
                           "version_data" : [
                              {
                                 "version_value" : "5.0.0 to 5.4.0"
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               "vendor_name" : "Elastic"
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   "data_format" : "MITRE",
   "data_type" : "CVE",
   "data_version" : "4.0",
   "description" : {
      "description_data" : [
         {
            "lang" : "eng",
            "value" : "Elastic X-Pack Security versions 5.0.0 to 5.4.0 contain a privilege escalation bug in the run_as functionality. This bug prevents transitioning into the specified user specified in a run_as request. If a role has been created using a template that contains the _user properties, the behavior of run_as will be incorrect. Additionally if the run_as user specified does not exist, the transition will not happen."
         }
      ]
   },
   "problemtype" : {
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         {
            "description" : [
               {
                  "lang" : "eng",
                  "value" : "CWE-284: Improper Access Control"
               }
            ]
         }
      ]
   },
   "references" : {
      "reference_data" : [
         {
            "url" : "https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-5-4-1-and-5-3-3-security-updates/87952"
         },
         {
            "url" : "https://www.elastic.co/blog/elasticsearch-5-4-1-and-5-3-3-released"
         },
         {
            "url" : "https://www.elastic.co/community/security"
         }
      ]
   }
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