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CVE-2018-17245

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.

Severity
Critical 9.8
Published
20 Dec 2018
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Exploit chance
1.5% in the next 30 daysHigher than 74% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 10 Nov 2026
Weakness
Information exposure through sent data (CWE-201)Insufficiently protected credentials (CWE-522)
Attack
Over the network · No login needed · No user action needed
Attacker can
Read data · Change data · Take it down
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Sources
NVD

Affected software

SoftwareAffected versions
KibanaServers and applications · cpe:a:elastic:kibana
  • From 4.0.0 up to 4.6.0
  • From 5.0.0 up to 5.6.12
  • From 6.0.0 up to 6.4.2

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-17245
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-17245