CVE-2021-22151: elastic kibana Path Traversal
CVSS: 4.3v3.1MediumModified
Published 22-11-2023Last modified 11-10-2024
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2021-22151 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Path Traversal vulnerability in elastic kibana. EPSS estimates a 0.70% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 52.4% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
4.3/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
0.70%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Timeline
- 22-11-2023PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 11-10-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
It was discovered that Kibana was not validating a user supplied path, which would load .pbf files. Because of this, a malicious user could arbitrarily traverse the Kibana host to load internal files ending in the .pbf extension.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 2 sources · 1 versionMedium 4.3Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:NSources2 sources · 3.1–4.3
- CVE.orgCNA3.1LowCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:NDiffers
EPSS trend
Probability
0.70%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
52%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.70% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score0.70%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Elastic1 product
- kibana≥ 7.9.0, < 7.14.0 | ≥ 7.9.0, ≤ 7.14.0
1 vendor · 1 product
References
2 links- www.elastic.co/community/securityVendor Advisory