CVE-2018-3828: High severity elastic cloud enterprise vulnerability

Published Sep 19, 2018
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Updated

Elastic Cloud Enterprise (ECE) versions prior to 1.1.4 contain an information exposure vulnerability. It was discovered that certain exception conditions would result in encryption keys, passwords, and other security sensitive headers being leaked to the allocator logs. An attacker with access to the logging cluster may obtain leaked credentials and perform authenticated actions using these credentials.

Affected Software

1 affected component
Elastic Cloud Enterprise<1.1.4

Event History

Sep 19, 2018
CVE Published
via MITRE·07:00 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·07:00 PM
DescriptionWeakness

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2018-3828?

CVE-2018-3828 is an information exposure vulnerability in Elastic Cloud Enterprise (ECE) versions prior to 1.1.4.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2018-3828?

The severity of CVE-2018-3828 is high, with a CVSS score of 7.5.

3

How does CVE-2018-3828 affect Elastic Cloud Enterprise?

CVE-2018-3828 affects Elastic Cloud Enterprise versions prior to 1.1.4 and can result in the leakage of encryption keys, passwords, and security sensitive headers.

4

How can I fix CVE-2018-3828?

To fix CVE-2018-3828, it is recommended to update Elastic Cloud Enterprise to version 1.1.4 or later.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2018-3828?

More information about CVE-2018-3828 can be found at the following references: [link1](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-cloud-enterprise-1-1-4-security-update/135778), [link2](https://www.elastic.co/community/security)

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