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Servers and applications

CVE-2018-17244

Elasticsearch Security versions 6.4.0 to 6.4.2 contain an error in the way request headers are applied to requests when using the Active Directory, LDAP, Native, or File realms. A request may receive headers intended for another request if the same username is being authenticated concurrently; when used with run as, this can result in the request running as the incorrect user. This could allow a…

Severity
Medium 6.5
Published
20 Dec 2018
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
21 Oct 2026
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
ElasticsearchServers and applications · cpe:a:elastic:elasticsearch
  • From 6.4.0 up to 6.4.2

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-17244
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-17244