#VU20032 Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) in Kibana - CVE-2019-7616

Vulnerability identifier: #VU20032

Vulnerability risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-7616

CWE-ID: CWE-918

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Kibana
Web applications / Other software

Vendor: Elastic Stack

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote privileged attacker to perform SSRF attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input within the graphite integration for Timelion visualizer. A remote authenticated administrator can set the timelion:graphite.url configuration option to an arbitrary URL and perform SSRF attack.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Kibana: 6.8.0 - 6.8.1, 7.2.0

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

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

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

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

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