Security Advisory
CVE-2018-3831
8.8
HIGH
Vulnerability Description
Elasticsearch Alerting and Monitoring in versions before 6.4.1 or 5.6.12 have an information disclosure issue when secrets are configured via the API. The Elasticsearch _cluster/settings API, when queried, could leak sensitive configuration information such as passwords, tokens, or usernames. This could allow an authenticated Elasticsearch user to improperly view these details.
Published Date
September 19, 2018
Official Source
NIST NVD Advisory