vulnerability
Elastic Elasticsearch: CVE-2018-3826: Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N) | Sep 19, 2018 | May 13, 2025 | Jul 3, 2025 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
Sep 19, 2018
Added
May 13, 2025
Modified
Jul 3, 2025
Description
In Elasticsearch versions 6.0.0-beta1 to 6.2.4 a disclosure flaw was found in the _snapshot API. When the access_key and security_key parameters are set using the _snapshot API they can be exposed as plain text by users able to query the _snapshot API.
Solution
elastic-elasticsearch-upgrade-latest
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