Multiple vulnerabilities in Kibana



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 2
CVE-ID CVE-2020-7016
CVE-2020-7017
CWE-ID CWE-20
CWE-79
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 Kibana
Web applications / Other software

Vendor Elastic Stack

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains information about 2 vulnerabilities.

1) Input validation error

EUVDB-ID: #VU32871

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-7016

CWE-ID: CWE-20 - Improper input validation

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in Timelion. A remote attacker can trick a victim to visit a specially crafted URL and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Kibana: 6.8.0 - 7.8.0

CPE2.3 External links

https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-6-8-11-and-7-8-1-security-update/242786
https://www.elastic.co/community/security/


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.

2) Stored cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU32872

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-7017

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The disclosed vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform cross-site scripting (XSS) attacks.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient sanitization of user-supplied data in region map visualizations. A remote authenticated attacker can permanently inject and execute arbitrary HTML and script code in user's browser in context of vulnerable website.

Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may allow a remote attacker to steal potentially sensitive information, change appearance of the web page, perform phishing and drive-by-download attacks.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Kibana: 6.8.0 - 7.8.0

CPE2.3
External links

https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-6-8-11-and-7-8-1-security-update/242786
https://www.elastic.co/community/security/


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote authenticated user via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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