CVE-2018-3824

Description

X-Pack Machine Learning versions before 6.2.4 and 5.6.9 had a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. If an attacker is able to inject data into an index that has a ML job running against it, then when another user views the results of the ML job it could allow the attacker to obtain sensitive information from or perform destructive actions on behalf of that other ML user.

Category

6.1
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
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-2018-3824?
CVE-2018-3824 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-3824?
To fix CVE-2018-3824, 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-2018-3824 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-3824 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-2018-3824?
CVE-2018-3824 affects Elastic Elasticsearch X-Pack Machine Learning.
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