#VU95401 Prototype pollution in Kibana - CVE-2024-37287

Vulnerability identifier: #VU95401

Vulnerability risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 6.3 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-37287

CWE-ID: CWE-1321

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Kibana
Web applications / Other software

Vendor: Elastic Stack

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary JavaScript code.

The vulnerability exists due to improper input validation. A remote user with access to ML and Alerting connector features, as well as write access to internal ML indices, can pass specially crafted input to the application and perform prototype pollution, which can result code execution.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Kibana: 7.0.0 - 7.0.1, 7.1.0 - 7.17.22, 7.2.0 - 7.2.1, 7.3.0 - 7.3.6, 7.4.0 - 7.4.2, 7.5.0 - 7.5.2, 7.6.0 - 7.6.2, 7.7.0 - 7.7.1, 7.8.0 - 7.8.1, 7.9.0 - 7.9.3, 8.0.0 - 8.0.1, 8.1.0 - 8.14.2, 8.2.0 - 8.2.3, 8.3.0 - 8.3.3, 8.4.0, 8.4.1, 8.4.2, 8.4.3, 8.5.0, 8.5.1, 8.5.2, 8.5.3, 8.6.0, 8.6.1, 8.6.2, 8.7.0, 8.7.1, 8.8.0, 8.8.1, 8.8.2, 8.9.0, 8.9.1, 8.9.2

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External links
https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-8-14-2-7-17-23-security-update-esa-2024-22/364424

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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.