Medium severity4.3NVD Advisory· Published Jun 5, 2017· Updated May 13, 2026

CVE-2017-8441

Description

Elastic X-Pack Security versions prior to 5.4.1 and 5.3.3 did not always correctly apply Document Level Security to index aliases. This bug could allow a user with restricted permissions to view data they should not have access to when performing certain operations against an index alias.

Affected products

Elastic/X Pack
cpe:2.3:a:elastic:x-pack:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Range: >=5.3.0,<5.3.3
Elastic/X-Pack Securityv5
Range: prior to 5.4.1 and 5.3.3

Patches

No patches discovered yet.

Vulnerability mechanics

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References

discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-5-4-1-and-5-3-3-security-updates/87952nvdVendor Advisory
www.elastic.co/blog/elasticsearch-5-4-1-and-5-3-3-releasednvdRelease NotesVendor Advisory
www.elastic.co/community/securitynvdVendor Advisory

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