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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 access to the…
Critical9.8EPSS 84.3%
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- elastic
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.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Critical9.8 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 84.3% · top 0.3% of all CVEs (4 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Critical 9.8.
Weakness
Affected products
References (4)
- 106285 (opens in a new tab)vdb-entryx_refsource_BIDx_transferred
- https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-6-4-3-and-5-6-13-security-update/155594 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_MISCx_transferred
- RHBA-2018:3743 (opens in a new tab)vendor-advisoryx_refsource_REDHATx_transferred
- https://www.elastic.co/community/security (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
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