Open Redirect in Elastic Kibana
CVE-2022-38779
An open redirect issue was discovered in Kibana that could lead to a user being redirected to an arbitrary website if they use a maliciously crafted Kibana URL.
Vulnerability class: Open Redirect
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: 0.005 (41.7th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 42nd percentile — 41.7% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.005 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Elastic Kibana — versions Kibana Versions 7.0.0 through 7.17.8 and 8.0.0 through 8.6.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.elastic.co/community/security (Vendor Advisory)
- discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-7-17-9-and-8-6-2-security-update/325782 (Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2022-38779?
- CVE-2022-38779 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Elastic Kibana, classified under URL Redirection to Untrusted Site (Open Redirect). CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2023-02-22.
- How severe is CVE-2022-38779?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2022-38779 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.