CVE-2018-3823

Description

X-Pack Machine Learning versions before 6.2.4 and 5.6.9 had a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. Users with manage_ml permissions could create jobs containing malicious data as part of their configuration that could allow the attacker to obtain sensitive information from or perform destructive actions on behalf of other ML users viewing the results of the jobs.

Category

5.4
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.27%
Vendor Advisory elastic.co Vendor Advisory elastic.co
Affected: Elastic Elasticsearch X-Pack Machine Learning
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-6-2-4-and-5-6-9-security-update/128422 vendor advisory
https://www.elastic.co/community/security vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-3823?
CVE-2018-3823 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-3823?
To fix CVE-2018-3823, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2018-3823 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-3823 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2018-3823?
CVE-2018-3823 affects Elastic Elasticsearch X-Pack Machine Learning.
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