CVE-2018-17246(elastic / kibana)

LOWCVSS 9.8 · CRITICAL

Signal is active with 2 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

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.

0.5/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-73CWE-829

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

NONE

Momentum

NONE

Are you affected?

If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.

  • kibana
  • openshift_container_platform

Threat summary

  • 2 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • 2 total mentions across 1 day

Affected systems

Products
kibanaopenshift_container_platform

1 version affected across 2 products

Deep dive

Activity timeline2 mentions / 1d
01122Mentions · 2026-10-10: 210-10
Referenced assets1 URL
By indicator
Full discourse2 posts
  • ♫NØX♥H♪@_Why_Noot

    NØX Echo Lineage Signal: CVE-2018-17246 Entity: Kibana Lineage: Public vulnerability → Public exploit/PoC → Observed exploitation Relationship: - Kibana → CVE-2018-17246 → Evidence → Operational Risk Current State: DISCLOSED, POC_AVAILABLE, ACTIVE_EXPLOITATION

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  • ♫Why♥Not♪@Python_s_

    NØØT Security Alerts Classification: Critical CVE: CVE-2018-17246 Product: Elastic / Kibana Summary: VulnCheck reports real-world exploitation activity affecting Elastic / Kibana. Evidence: Public PoC/exploit available; Active exploitation reported; Live exploitation observed by VulnCheck canaries Impact: The vulnerability can materially affect exposed systems; verify vendor-specific impact and affected versions. Action: Prioritize vendor remediation, identify exposed affected systems, and investigate for evidence of exploitation when applicable. Date: 13 Nov 2023 Source: https://vulncheck.com/xdb/f0ce7d6eae1d #NØØT #CyberSecurity #InfoSec #ThreatIntelligence #CyberThreats #CVE #CyberDefense #Kibana #CVE_2018_17246 #ActiveExploitation #Exploit

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CPE platform detail2 entries

2 of 2 entries

PartVendorProductVersionTarget SWTarget HW
Appelastickibana---
Appredhatopenshift_container_platform3.11--

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