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TI-2021-05141 Aliases CVE-2021-22151GHSA-rj62-3vmp-2f6j

Kibana path traversal issue

Priority LOW 21CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
Low · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00704 53rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Kibana (Elastic): 7.14.0

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ElasticKibana7.9.0 to before 7.14.07.14.0Patch availableCNA
  • Kibana VendorElastic Affected 7.9.0 to before 7.14.0 Fixed in 7.14.0 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*7.9.0 – 7.14.0VulnerableElastic
  • cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.9.0 – 7.14.0 Vulnerable ·Elastic

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Kibana (Elastic) Fixed in 7.14.0

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Elastic Kibana 7.14.0

    2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW

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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2021-22151
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-rj62-3vmp-2f6j

References

Advisory 2

  • TI-2019-05363 Code injection in Elastic Kibana KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2018-12328 Kibana versions before 6.4.3 and 5.6.13 contain an arbitrary file inclusion flaw in the… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
  • 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
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Sources

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