#VU96907 Deserialization of Untrusted Data in Kibana - CVE-2024-37285

Vulnerability identifier: #VU96907

Vulnerability risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 8.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

CVE-ID: CVE-2024-37285

CWE-ID: CWE-502

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Kibana
Web applications / Other software

Vendor: Elastic Stack

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The vulnerability exists due to insecure input validation when processing serialized YAML documents. A remote attacker can pass a specially crafted YAML document to the application and execute arbitrary code on the target system.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Kibana: 8.10.0 - 8.15.0

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External links
https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-8-15-1-security-update-esa-2024-27-esa-2024-28/366119

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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.