CVE-2021-37938
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CVE-2021-37938 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 4.3/10 on the CVSS scale. It was discovered that on Windows operating systems specifically, Kibana was not validating a user supplied path, which would load .pbf files. Because of this, a malicious user could arbitrarily traverse the Kibana host to load internal files ending in the .pbf extension. EPSS estimates a 0.70% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
It was discovered that on Windows operating systems specifically, Kibana was not validating a user supplied path, which would load .pbf files. Because of this, a malicious user could arbitrarily traverse the Kibana host to load internal files ending in the .pbf extension. Thanks to Dominic Couture for finding this vulnerability.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Elastic | Kibana | >= 7.9.0, < 7.15.2 |
References
- https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-7-15-2-security-update/288923Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
- https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-7-15-2-security-update/288923Release Notes, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
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- Status
- Modified
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