Vulnerability in Elastic Kibana
CVE-2018-17246
Kibana versions before 6.4.3 and 5.6.13 contain an arbitrary file inclusion flaw in the Console plugin. An attacker with access to the Kibana Console API could send a request that will attempt to execute javascript code. This could possibl…
EPSS: 0.823 (99.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Elastic Kibana — versions before 6.4.3 and 5.6.13
- Redhat Openshift_container_platform — versions 3.11
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@elastic.co (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)
- security@elastic.co (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
- security@elastic.co (x_refsource_REDHAT, vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- security@elastic.co (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-17246?
- CVE-2018-17246 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Elastic Kibana, classified under External Control of File Name or Path. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-12-20.
- How severe is CVE-2018-17246?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-17246 known to be exploited?
- 25 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.