What is the vulnerability ID of this vulnerability?

The vulnerability ID is CVE-2018-17246.

What is the severity rating of CVE-2018-17246?

The severity rating of CVE-2018-17246 is critical with a score of 9.8.

Which versions of Kibana are affected by CVE-2018-17246?

Kibana versions before 6.4.3 and 5.6.13 are affected by CVE-2018-17246.

What is the impact of CVE-2018-17246?

An attacker with access to the Kibana Console API could execute arbitrary commands with permissions.

Where can I find more information about CVE-2018-17246?

You can find more information about CVE-2018-17246 at the following references: [SecurityFocus](http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106285), [Red Hat Security Advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2018:3743), [Elastic discussion forum](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-6-4-3-and-5-6-13-security-update/155594).

Vulnerability/
CVE-2018-17246

critical

9.8

CWE

829 73

20/12/2018

5/8/2024

CVE-2018-17246

First published: Thu Dec 20 2018(Updated: )

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.

Credit: bressers@elastic.co

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Elastic Kibana	>=5.0.0<5.6.13
Elastic Kibana	>=6.0.0<6.4.3
Redhat Openshift Container Platform	=3.11

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What is the vulnerability ID of this vulnerability?
The vulnerability ID is CVE-2018-17246.
What is the severity rating of CVE-2018-17246?
The severity rating of CVE-2018-17246 is critical with a score of 9.8.
Which versions of Kibana are affected by CVE-2018-17246?
Kibana versions before 6.4.3 and 5.6.13 are affected by CVE-2018-17246.
What is the impact of CVE-2018-17246?
An attacker with access to the Kibana Console API could execute arbitrary commands with permissions.
Where can I find more information about CVE-2018-17246?
You can find more information about CVE-2018-17246 at the following references: [SecurityFocus](http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106285), [Red Hat Security Advisory](https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2018:3743), [Elastic discussion forum](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-6-4-3-and-5-6-13-security-update/155594).

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