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)
EPSS: 0.016 (73.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
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.
Affected products
- Elastic Kibana — versions after 5.3.0, before 5.6.12 and 6.4.1
- Redhat Openshift_container_platform — versions 3.11
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@elastic.co (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Release Notes, 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-2018-3830?
- 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.