9.8

CVE-2018-17245: elastic kibana

CVSS: 9.8v3.0CriticalModified
Published 20-12-2018Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-17245 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) vulnerability in elastic kibana. EPSS estimates a 1.52% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 74.2% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.52%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 20-12-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Kibana versions 4.0 to 4.6, 5.0 to 5.6.12, and 6.0 to 6.4.2 contain an error in the way authorization credentials are used when generating PDF reports. If a report requests external resources plaintext credentials are included in the HTTP request that could be recovered by an external resource provider.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.52%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

74%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.52% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
1.52%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Elastic1 product
  • kibana4.0 to 4.6, 5.0 to 5.6.12, and 6.0 to 6.4.2 | ≥ 4.0.0, ≤ 4.6.0 | ≥ 5.0.0, ≤ 5.6.12 | ≥ 6.0.0, ≤ 6.4.2

1 vendor · 1 product

References

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