{
  "schema_version": "1.4.0",
  "id": "GHSA-c4fv-4x26-f38h",
  "modified": "2022-05-13T01:36:11Z",
  "published": "2022-05-13T01:36:11Z",
  "aliases": [
    "CVE-2017-8438"
  ],
  "details": "Elastic X-Pack Security versions 5.0.0 to 5.4.0 contain a privilege escalation bug in the run_as functionality. This bug prevents transitioning into the specified user specified in a run_as request. If a role has been created using a template that contains the _user properties, the behavior of run_as will be incorrect. Additionally if the run_as user specified does not exist, the transition will not happen.",
  "severity": [
    {
      "type": "CVSS_V3",
      "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"
    }
  ],
  "affected": [],
  "references": [
    {
      "type": "ADVISORY",
      "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8438"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-5-4-1-and-5-3-3-security-updates/87952"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.elastic.co/blog/elasticsearch-5-4-1-and-5-3-3-released"
    },
    {
      "type": "WEB",
      "url": "https://www.elastic.co/community/security"
    }
  ],
  "database_specific": {
    "cwe_ids": [
      "CWE-269",
      "CWE-284"
    ],
    "severity": "HIGH",
    "github_reviewed": false,
    "github_reviewed_at": null,
    "nvd_published_at": "2017-06-05T14:29:00Z"
  }
}