CVE-2018-17246 (GCVE-0-2018-17246)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2018-12-20 22:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 10:47
VLAI Shadowserver KEVIntel
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.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-73 - External Control of File Name or Path
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Elastic Kibana Affected: before 6.4.3 and 5.6.13
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Date Public
2018-12-20 00:00
Shadowserver
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: 1fb9f1db-ba89-4406-af8d-cf594c936a06

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2018-17246

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2026-07-06 00:00 UTC

Exploited: Yes

Characteristics
Severity: 98.0
Timestamps
First Seen: 2023-10-14
Asserted: 2023-10-14
Last Seen: 2026-07-06
Scope
Asset Exposure: ['internet-facing']
Notes: Affected: Elastic / Kibana | Class: other-software | Severity: Critical (CVSS 9.8) | IoT: no | In CISA KEV: no | Honeypot connections on 2026-07-06: 1
Evidence

Type: Honeypot

Signal: In The Wild Attempts

Confidence: 70%

Source: shadowserver

Details
1D 1
Iot no
Feed Shadowserver Foundation honeypot/exploited-vulnerabilities
Type http-scan
Class other-software
7D Avg 0
Vendor Elastic
30D Avg 2
90D Avg 1
Product Kibana
Cisa Kev no
Connections 1
Observation Date 2026-07-06
Vulnerability Class CVSS
Vulnerability Score 9.8
Vulnerability Severity Critical
References
Created: 2026-06-30 09:22 UTC | Updated: 2026-07-08 01:02 UTC
KEVIntel
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant
KEV entry ID: be68d0cb-5d7d-46a7-bb90-9ae1112ad356

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2018-17246

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2025-05-20 19:38 UTC

Exploited: Yes

Timestamps
First Seen: 2025-05-20
Asserted: 2025-05-20
Scope
Notes: KEVIntel entry: 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... | Affected: Elastic / Kibana | CVSS: 9.8 (CRITICAL) | EPSS: 0.93865 | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: True
Evidence

Type: Public Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 70%

Source: kevintel

Details
Feed KEVIntel (kevintel.com)
Title 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...
Vendor Elastic
Product Kibana
Added Date 2025-05-20T19:38:21.380Z
Cvss Score 9.8
Epss Score 0.93865
Cvss Severity CRITICAL
Epss Percentile 0.99858
Used In Malware unknown
Ahead Of Cisa Kev None
Not Yet In Cisa Kev True
References
Created: 2026-06-23 14:04 UTC | Updated: 2026-06-23 14:04 UTC
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