Improper authorization in Kibana - CVE-2024-43706

 

Improper authorization in Kibana - CVE-2024-43706

Published: June 10, 2025


Vulnerability identifier: #VU110729
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: 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
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Elastic Stack
Affected software:
Kibana

Detailed vulnerability 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. 


How to mitigate CVE-2024-43706

Install updates from vendor's website.

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