CVE-2018-17246 (GCVE-0-2018-17246)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-12-20 22:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 10:47
VLAI Previdian
Summary
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.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-73 - External Control of File Name or Path
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Elastic Kibana Affected: before 6.4.3 and 5.6.13
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Date Public
2018-12-20 00:00
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 40bba525-f4c0-483b-97f2-e0650be174ea

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2018-17246

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2025-05-20 21:38 CEST

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2025-05-20
Asserted: 2025-05-20
Scope
Notes: 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... | Affected: Elastic / Kibana | CVSS: 9.8 (CRITICAL) | EPSS: 0.82251 | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: True
Evidence

Type: Public Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 70%

Source: previdian

Details
Feed Previdian (previdian.com)
Title 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...
Cve Id CVE-2018-17246
Vendor Elastic
Ghsa Id None
Product Kibana
Added Date 2025-05-20T19:38:21.380Z
Cvss Score 9.8
Epss Score 0.82251
Previous Ids
Cvss Severity CRITICAL
Virtual Patch False
Cvss Estimated False
Epss Percentile 0.99649
Used In Malware unknown
Vulnerability Id CVE-2018-17246
Ahead Of Cisa Kev None
Not Yet In Cisa Kev True
References
Created: 2026-10-02 09:10 CEST | Updated: 2026-10-02 09:10 CEST
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