CVE-2018-17246
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Affected
Elastic Kibana
Exploitation
Public or AI PoC available; prioritize validation
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Elasticsearch Kibana（前称elasticsearch-dashboard）是荷兰Elasticsearch公司的一套开源的、基于浏览器的分析和搜索Elasticsearch仪表板工具。Console是其中的一个控制台插件。 Elasticsearch Kibana 6.4.3之前版本和5.6.13之前版本中的Console插件存在安全漏洞。攻击者可通过发送请求利用该漏洞在主机操作系统上以Kibana进程权限执行任意命令。
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CVE-2018-17246.yaml [template]
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2018-17246
Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
N/A
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
Kibana versions before 6.4.3 and 5.6.13 contain an arbitrary file inclusion flaw in the Console plugin. An attacker with access to the Kibana Console API 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.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
文件名或路径的外部可控制
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
Elasticsearch Kibana Console插件安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Elasticsearch Kibana（前称elasticsearch-dashboard）是荷兰Elasticsearch公司的一套开源的、基于浏览器的分析和搜索Elasticsearch仪表板工具。Console是其中的一个控制台插件。 Elasticsearch Kibana 6.4.3之前版本和5.6.13之前版本中的Console插件存在安全漏洞。攻击者可通过发送请求利用该漏洞在主机操作系统上以Kibana进程权限执行任意命令。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
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Affected Products
II. Public POCs for CVE-2018-17246
| # | POC Description | Source Link | Shenlong Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CVE-2018-17246 - Kibana LFI < 6.4.3 & 5.6.13 | https://github.com/mpgn/CVE-2018-17246 | POC Details |
| 2 | Kibana versions before 6.4.3 and 5.6.13 contain an arbitrary file inclusion flaw in the Console plugin. An attacker with access to the Kibana Console API could send a request that will attempt to execute JavaScript which could possibly lead to an attacker executing arbitrary commands with permissions of the Kibana process on the host system. | https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2018/CVE-2018-17246.yaml | POC Details |
| 3 | None | https://github.com/Threekiii/Awesome-POC/blob/master/Web%E5%BA%94%E7%94%A8%E6%BC%8F%E6%B4%9E/Kibana%20%E6%9C%AC%E5%9C%B0%E6%96%87%E4%BB%B6%E5%8C%85%E5%90%AB%E6%BC%8F%E6%B4%9E%20CVE-2018-17246.md | POC Details |
| 4 | None | https://github.com/chaitin/xray-plugins/blob/main/poc/manual/kibana-cve-2018-17246.yml | POC Details |
| 5 | https://github.com/vulhub/vulhub/blob/master/kibana/CVE-2018-17246/README.md | POC Details | |
| 6 | A script to download specific Vulhub repository folder (kibana/CVE-2018-17246) from GitHub. | https://github.com/Almandev/Sub-folderFetcher | POC Details |
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Vendor Advisories for CVE-2018-17246 (2)
Other References for CVE-2018-17246 (2)
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https://www.elastic.co/community/security x_refsource_CONFIRM
Same Patch Batch · Elastic · 2018-12-20 · 4 CVEs total
| CVE-2018-17244 | Elasticsearch Security 安全漏洞 | |
| CVE-2018-17245 | Elasticsearch Kibana 安全漏洞 | |
| CVE-2018-17247 | Elasticsearch Security 跨站脚本漏洞 |
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