[org.elasticsearch.plugin:x-pack] Improper Privilege Management in X-Pack

The Reporting feature in X-Pack in versions prior to 5.5.2 and standalone Reporting plugin versions versions prior to 2.4.6 had an impersonation vulnerability. A user with the reporting_user role could execute a report with the permissions of another reporting user, possibly gaining access to sensitive data.

References

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8446
• https://www.elastic.co/community/security
• https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-m728-qvxh-xfjq