{"cve":"CVE-2018-3831","nvd":{"published":"2018-09-19T19:29:01.343","modified":"2026-06-17T01:57:51.860","status":"Modified","description":"Elasticsearch Alerting and Monitoring in versions before 6.4.1 or 5.6.12 have an information disclosure issue when secrets are configured via the API. The Elasticsearch _cluster/settings API, when queried, could leak sensitive configuration information such as passwords, tokens, or usernames. This could allow an authenticated Elasticsearch user to improperly view these details.","cvss_v4":null,"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H","score":8.8},"cwes":["CWE-200"],"references":["https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-6-4-1-and-5-6-12-security-update/149035","https://www.elastic.co/community/security","https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-6-4-1-and-5-6-12-security-update/149035","https://www.elastic.co/community/security"],"products":["elastic:elasticsearch"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T20:53:14.491561039+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2018-3831","score":0.01985,"percentile":0.80589,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-r9fv-qpm9-rj4g","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-r9fv-qpm9-rj4g","summary":"Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor in Elasticsearch","modified":"2023-11-08T04:00:20.411504Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch","purl":"pkg:maven/org.elasticsearch/elasticsearch","ranges":[">=5.6.0 <5.6.12"],"fixed":["5.6.12"]},{"ecosystem":"Maven","name":"org.elasticsearch:elasticsearch","purl":"pkg:maven/org.elasticsearch/elasticsearch","ranges":[">=6.0.0 <6.4.1"],"fixed":["6.4.1"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}