elastic elasticsearch CVE-2018-3826 is a vulnerability in Elasticsearch
Published on September 19, 2018

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.

NVD

Weakness Type

What is an Information Disclosure Vulnerability?

The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information.

CVE-2018-3826 has been classified to as an Information Disclosure vulnerability or weakness.


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Affected Versions

Elasticsearch Version 6.0.0-beta1 to 6.2.4 is affected by CVE-2018-3826

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.40%
Percentile
60.28%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.