Auth bypass in Elastic X-Pack Security
CVE-2016-10364
With X-Pack installed, Kibana versions 5.0.0 and 5.0.1 were not properly authenticating requests to advanced settings and the short URL service, any authenticated user could make requests to those services regardless of their own permissions.
Vulnerability class: Broken Authentication
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.010 (62.0th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 62nd percentile — 62.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Elastic X-Pack Security — versions before 5.0.2
- Elastic Kibana — versions 5.0.0, 5.0.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.elastic.co/community/security (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-10364?
- CVE-2016-10364 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Elastic X-Pack Security, classified under Missing Authentication for Critical Function. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2017-06-16.
- How severe is CVE-2016-10364?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.