CVE-2018-17246: elastic kibana External Control of File Name or Path
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2018-17246 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) External Control of File Name or Path vulnerability in elastic kibana. EPSS estimates a 82.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99.6% of scored vulnerabilities.
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 1Timeline
- 20-12-2018PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 05-08-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 1 source · 2 versionsEPSS trend
Probability
82.25%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
100%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 82.25% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-73External Control of File Name or PathThe product allows user input to control or influence paths or file names that are used in filesystem operations.
- CWE-829Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control SphereThe product imports, requires, or includes executable functionality (such as a library) from a source that is outside of the intended control sphere.
Affected systems
Elastic1 product
- kibana< 6.4.3 and 5.6.13 | ≥ 5.0.0, < 5.6.13 | ≥ 6.0.0, < 6.4.3
Redhat1 product
2 vendors · 2 products
References
4 links- discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-6-4-3-and-5-6-13-security-update/155594X Refsource MISCVendor Advisory