Description
Kibana versions before 6.6.1 contain an arbitrary code execution flaw in the security audit logger. If a Kibana instance has the setting xpack.security.audit.enabled set to true, an attacker could send a request that will attempt to execute javascript code. This could possibly lead to an attacker executing arbitrary commands with permissions of the Kibana process on the host system.
Metrics
CVSS 3.0 9.0/10
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HWeakness enumeration
Affected software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Elastic | Kibana | before 6.6.1 |
References
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:2824
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2860
- https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-6-6-1-and-5-6-15-security-update/169077Vendor Advisory
- https://www.elastic.co/community/securityVendor Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:2824
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2860
- https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-6-6-1-and-5-6-15-security-update/169077Vendor Advisory
- https://www.elastic.co/community/securityVendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Mar 25, 2019
- Last modified
- Jun 17, 2026
- NVD status
- Modified