CVE-2020-10743: Medium severity Elastic Kibana vulnerability

Published Jan 27, 2020
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Updated

It was discovered that kibana could be opened in an iframe, which made it possible to intercept and manipulate requests. An attacker could use this flaw to trick a user into performing arbitrary actions in kibana (clickjacking).

Other sources

It was discovered that OpenShift Container Platform's (OCP) distribution of Kibana could open in an iframe, which made it possible to intercept and manipulate requests. This flaw allows an attacker to trick a user into performing arbitrary actions in OCP's distribution of Kibana, such as clickjacking.

Affected Software

3 affected components
Elastic Kibana
redhat OpenShift Container Platform=3.11.286
redhat OpenShift Container Platform=4.6.1

Remediation

Information

Any Kibana version with this commit [1] can add the following configuration option to mitigation the problem: config/kibana.yml: server.customResponseHeaders: {"x-frame-options":"deny"} or server.customResponseHeaders: {"x-frame-options":"sameorigin"} [1] https://github.com/elastic/kibana/pull/13045

Event History

Jan 27, 2020
CVE Published
12:00 AM
Data Sourced
12:00 AM
RemedyDescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software
May 11, 2020
Data Sourced
via Red Hat·10:45 PM
DescriptionSeverityAffected Software
Jun 2, 2021
CVE Published
via MITRE·10:54 AM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·10:54 AM
DescriptionWeakness

Parent advisories

This vulnerability appears in the following advisories.

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2020-10743?

CVE-2020-10743 is a vulnerability discovered in OpenShift Container Platform's (OCP) distribution of Kibana that allows an attacker to intercept and manipulate requests through a clickjacking attack.

2

How severe is CVE-2020-10743?

CVE-2020-10743 has a severity rating of low, with a severity value of 3.1.

3

How does CVE-2020-10743 affect OpenShift Container Platform?

CVE-2020-10743 affects OpenShift Container Platform's distribution of Kibana by allowing an attacker to trick a user into performing arbitrary actions in Kibana.

4

Is there a fix for CVE-2020-10743?

Yes, a fix for CVE-2020-10743 has been provided by the vendor. It is recommended to update to the latest version of OpenShift Container Platform's distribution of Kibana.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2020-10743?

More information about CVE-2020-10743 can be found in the references provided: [GitHub Issue](https://github.com/gardener/gardener/issues/1860), [GitHub Issue](https://github.com/elastic/kibana/issues/52809), and [GitHub Pull Request](https://github.com/elastic/kibana/pull/13045).

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