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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

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 possibly lead to an attacker executing arbitrary commands with permissions of the Kibana process on the host system.

CRITICAL · CVSS 9.8 EPSS 0.93773
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.50 - high probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
  • EPSS percentile: top 0% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
Sigma rules0 YARA rules0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-73External Control of File Name or Path
CWE-829Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere
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Affected Products & Versions

3
elastic kibana>= 5.0.0 and < 5.6.13
elastic kibana>= 6.0.0 and < 6.4.3
redhat openshift container platformall versions
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
nucleiKibana - Local File Inclusioncritical
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Detection Rules (IDS/IPS)

1
et-openET WEB_SPECIFIC_APPS Kibana Path Traversal Inbound (CVE-2018-17246)attempted-admin
Open rulesets (ET Open, Snort Community, abuse.ch) link to source. Commercial rulesets are reference-only.
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Scoring & Timeline

9.8
CRITICAL · CVSS v3.0 · security@elastic.co
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD20 Dec 2018 · 10:29 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Vendor Advisories

1
rhsaRHBA-2018:3743Important
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References & Sources

3
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106285Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-6-4-3-and-5-6-13-security-update/155594Vendor Advisory
https://www.elastic.co/community/securityVendor Advisory
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