XSS in Elastic Kibana
CVE-2018-3830
Kibana versions 5.3.0 to 6.4.1 had a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via the source field formatter that could allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information from or perform destructive actions on behalf of other Kibana users.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.016 (75.3th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 75th percentile — 75.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.016 · newest: 0.016 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Elastic Kibana — versions after 5.3.0, before 5.6.12 and 6.4.1
- Red Hat Openshift Container Platform — versions 3.11
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-6-4-1-and-5-6-12-security-update/149035 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2018:3537 (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- www.elastic.co/community/security (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-3830?
- CVE-2018-3830 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Elastic Kibana, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2018-09-19.
- How severe is CVE-2018-3830?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2018-3830 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.