CVE-2021-22151— Kibana path traversal issue
Quick assessment
Affected
Elastic Kibana
Exploitation
No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
Recommended action
Check the vendor advisory and references for a fixed version. If immediate upgrade is impossible, restrict exposure and increase monitoring.
Elastic Kibana是荷兰Elastic公司的一个应用系统。一个免费且开放的用户界面，能够让您对 Elasticsearch 数据进行可视化，并让您在 Elastic Stack 中进行导航。 Elastic Kibana 存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于没有验证用户提供的路径。攻击者利用该漏洞可以任意遍历以.pbf扩展名结尾的内部文件。
Possible ATT&CK Techniques 1 AI
T1083 · File and Directory Discovery
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2021-22151
Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
Kibana path traversal issue
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
It was discovered that Kibana was not validating a user supplied path, which would load .pbf files. Because of this, a malicious user could arbitrarily traverse the Kibana host to load internal files ending in the .pbf extension.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
对路径名的限制不恰当(路径遍历)
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
Elastic Kibana 安全漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Elastic Kibana是荷兰Elastic公司的一个应用系统。一个免费且开放的用户界面，能够让您对 Elasticsearch 数据进行可视化，并让您在 Elastic Stack 中进行导航。 Elastic Kibana 存在安全漏洞，该漏洞源于没有验证用户提供的路径。攻击者利用该漏洞可以任意遍历以.pbf扩展名结尾的内部文件。
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)
Affected Products
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Other References for CVE-2021-22151 (2)
Same Patch Batch · Elastic · 2023-11-22 · 7 CVEs total
| CVE-2021-37942 | 7.0 HIGH | APM Java Agent Local Privilege Escalation |
| CVE-2021-22142 | 6.6 MEDIUM | Kibana Reporting vulnerabilities |
| CVE-2021-22150 | 6.6 MEDIUM | Kibana code execution issue |
| CVE-2023-46673 | 6.5 MEDIUM | Elasticsearch 安全漏洞 |
| CVE-2021-37937 | 5.9 MEDIUM | Elasticsearch privilege escalation |
| CVE-2021-22143 | 2.1 LOW | Elastic APM .NET Agent information disclosure |
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