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Critical
CVE-2018-17246
Kibana versions before 6.4.3 and 5.6.13 contain an arbitrary file...
Vulnerability Description
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.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
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Affected Vendor
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Kibana
Vulnerable Versions:
before 6.4.3 and 5.6.13
Timeline
Official Publish:
December 20th, 2018
Last Modified:
August 5th, 2024
Added to House:
July 20th, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H