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TI-2018-12328 Aliases CVE-2018-17246GHSA-cpwf-64qm-2jpm

Kibana versions before 6.4.3 and 5.6.13 contain an arbitrary file inclusion flaw in the…

Priority HIGH 83CWE-73Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-829.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.84294 99th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ElasticKibanabefore 6.4.3 and 5.6.13—No fix listedCNA
  • Kibana VendorElastic Affected before 6.4.3 and 5.6.13 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*5.0.0 to before 5.6.13; 6.0.0 to before 6.4.3VulnerableElastic
cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:*3.11VulnerableRed Hat
  • cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.0 to before 5.6.13; 6.0.0 to before 6.4.3 Vulnerable ·Elastic
  • cpe:2.3:a:redhat:openshift_container_platform:3.11:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 3.11 Vulnerable ·Red Hat

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11Fixed—
Not affected: 12 products
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.10
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.2
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.3
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.4
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.5
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.6
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.7
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.9
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4
  • Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3.0
  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty) Operational Tools
  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka) Operational Tools

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-17246
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cpwf-64qm-2jpm

References

Advisory 3

  • TI-2019-05363 Code injection in Elastic Kibana KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2025-18692 Kibana arbitrary code execution via prototype pollution CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2020-05660 Code injection in Elastic Kibana CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2024-24803 Deserialization of untrusted data in Elastic Kibana CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2024-24800 Kibana arbitrary code execution via YAML deserialization CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2025-18693 Kibana arbitrary code execution via prototype pollution CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
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Sources

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