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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 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
Critical 9.8
Published
20 Dec 2018
Last changed
17 Jun 2026
Added to UpHeron
1 Nov 2026
Fixed in
5.6.13, 6.4.3
Exploit chance
84% in the next 30 daysHigher than 99% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 10 Nov 2026
Weakness
CWE-73CWE-829
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 5.0.0 before 5.6.13
  • From 6.0.0 before 6.4.3

References

  • NVD https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-17246
  • CVE.org https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-17246