Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Kibana

1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

EUVDB-ID: #VU38852

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2016-10364

CWE-ID: CWE-264 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote authenticated user to gain access to sensitive information.

With X-Pack installed, Kibana versions 5.0.0 and 5.0.1 were not properly authenticating requests to advanced settings and the short URL service, any authenticated user could make requests to those services regardless of their own permissions.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Kibana: 5.0.0 - 5.0.1

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:elastic_stack:kibana:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:elastic_stack:kibana:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.elastic.co/community/security

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.