VDB-115271 · CVE-2018-3821 · Nessus 121165

Kibana up to 5.6.6/6.1.2 Tag Cloud Visualization cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as problematic has been detected in Kibana up to 5.6.6/6.1.2. This affects an unknown part of the component Tag Cloud Visualization. The manipulation leads to cross site scripting. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2018-3821. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Kibana up to 5.6.6/6.1.2. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component Tag Cloud Visualization. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. Impacted is integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Kibana versions after 5.1.1 and before 5.6.7 and 6.1.3 had a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the tag cloud visualization that could allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information from or perform destructive actions on behalf of other Kibana users.

The bug was discovered 01/31/2018. The weakness was released 03/30/2018 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at discuss.elastic.co. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2018-3821 since 01/02/2018. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1059.007 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 121165 (Kibana ESA-2018-05), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family CGI abuses and running in the context r.

Upgrading to version 5.6.7 or 6.1.3 eliminates this vulnerability. A possible mitigation has been published even before and not after the disclosure of the vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (121165). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-115269 and VDB-115270. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Kibana

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open-source

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.1

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
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NVD Base Score: 6.1
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Nessus ID: 121165
Nessus Name: Kibana ESA-2018-05
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OpenVAS ID: 840692
OpenVAS Name: ElasticSearch Kibana Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) Vulnerability (Windows)
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Kibana 5.6.7/6.1.3

Timelineinfo

01/02/2018 🔍
01/30/2018 +28 days 🔍
01/31/2018 +1 days 🔍
03/30/2018 +58 days 🔍
03/30/2018 +0 days 🔍
03/31/2018 +1 days 🔍
01/14/2019 +289 days 🔍
01/18/2020 +369 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: discuss.elastic.co
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-3821 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-3821
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-115271
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/31/2018 17:14
Updated: 01/18/2020 14:45
Changes: 03/31/2018 17:14 (64), 01/18/2020 14:45 (7)
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