SB2017061709 - Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls in Kibana
Published: June 17, 2017 Updated: August 8, 2020
Security Bulletin ID
SB2017061709
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Remote access
Highest impact
Information disclosure
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 security vulnerability.
1) Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CVE-ID: CVE-2016-10364)
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.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.