CVE-2018-3831 (GCVE-0-2018-3831)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-09-19 19:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 04:57
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Summary
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.
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Elastic Elasticsearch Affected: before 5.6.12 and 6.4.1
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