Improper authorization in Kibana



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2024-43706
CWE-ID CWE-285
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Kibana
Web applications / Other software

Vendor Elastic Stack

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Improper authorization

EUVDB-ID: #VU110729

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-43706

CWE-ID: CWE-285 - Improper Authorization

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to escalate privileges within the application.

the vulnerability exists due to improper authorization checks in Synthetic monitor endpoint. A remote user can send a specially crafted HTTP request and escalate privileges within the application. 

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Kibana: 8.12.0

CPE2.3 External links

https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-8-12-1-security-update-esa-2024-21/379064


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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



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