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GET /api/vulnerabilities/43344?format=api
{ "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/vulnerabilities/43344?format=api", "vulnerability_id": "VCID-xg58-6ftv-r3h7", "summary": "Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor\nElasticsearch 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. 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"VCID-6eke-3z1k-yqfp" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-c2pc-3aws-xugd" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-kf2h-dgfu-17bh" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-qh75-ef6x-n3ep" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-xg58-6ftv-r3h7" } ], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:maven/org.elasticsearch/elasticsearch@6.4.1" }, { "url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/api/packages/62122?format=api", "purl": "pkg:maven/org.elasticsearch/elasticsearch@6.4.2", "is_vulnerable": true, "affected_by_vulnerabilities": [ { "vulnerability": "VCID-3evp-kg6m-zygj" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-4pur-cq9a-ufhr" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-4vxx-vbrq-qffw" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-65tw-wzs5-sqch" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-6eke-3z1k-yqfp" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-c2pc-3aws-xugd" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-kf2h-dgfu-17bh" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-qh75-ef6x-n3ep" }, { "vulnerability": "VCID-xg58-6ftv-r3h7" } ], "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/packages/pkg:maven/org.elasticsearch/elasticsearch@6.4.2" } ], "references": [ { "reference_url": "https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2018-17244.json", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "6.5", "scoring_system": "cvssv3", "scoring_elements": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N" } ], "url": "https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2018-17244.json" }, { "reference_url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-17244", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "0.00863", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.75466", "published_at": "2026-06-05T12:55:00Z" }, { "value": "0.00863", "scoring_system": "epss", "scoring_elements": "0.75437", "published_at": "2026-06-04T12:55:00Z" } ], "url": "https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2018-17244" }, { "reference_url": "https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-6-4-3-and-5-6-13-security-update/155594", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "6.5", "scoring_system": "cvssv3.1", "scoring_elements": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N" }, { "value": "MODERATE", "scoring_system": "generic_textual", "scoring_elements": "" } ], "url": "https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-6-4-3-and-5-6-13-security-update/155594" }, { "reference_url": "https://www.elastic.co/community/security", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "6.5", "scoring_system": "cvssv3.1", "scoring_elements": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N" }, { "value": "MODERATE", "scoring_system": "generic_textual", "scoring_elements": "" } ], "url": "https://www.elastic.co/community/security" }, { "reference_url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106318", "reference_id": "", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "6.5", "scoring_system": "cvssv3.1", "scoring_elements": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N" }, { "value": "MODERATE", "scoring_system": "generic_textual", "scoring_elements": "" } ], "url": "http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106318" }, { "reference_url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1661626", "reference_id": "1661626", "reference_type": "", "scores": [], "url": "https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1661626" }, { "reference_url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-17244", "reference_id": "CVE-2018-17244", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "6.5", "scoring_system": "cvssv3.1", "scoring_elements": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N" }, { "value": "MODERATE", "scoring_system": "generic_textual", "scoring_elements": "" } ], "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-17244" }, { "reference_url": "https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vpqm-88c4-x4cv", "reference_id": "GHSA-vpqm-88c4-x4cv", "reference_type": "", "scores": [ { "value": "MODERATE", "scoring_system": "cvssv3.1_qr", "scoring_elements": "" } ], "url": "https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-vpqm-88c4-x4cv" } ], "weaknesses": [ { "cwe_id": 1035, "name": "OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities", "description": "Weaknesses in this category are related to the A9 category in the OWASP Top Ten 2017." }, { "cwe_id": 200, "name": "Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor", "description": "The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information." }, { "cwe_id": 937, "name": "OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities", "description": "Weaknesses in this category are related to the A9 category in the OWASP Top Ten 2013." } ], "exploits": [], "severity_range_score": "4.0 - 6.9", "exploitability": "0.5", "weighted_severity": "6.2", "risk_score": 3.1, "resource_url": "http://public2.vulnerablecode.io/vulnerabilities/VCID-xg58-6ftv-r3h7" }