5.4
MEDIUM
CVE-2018-3823
Elasticsearch X-Pack Machine Learning Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Description

X-Pack Machine Learning versions before 6.2.4 and 5.6.9 had a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability. Users with manage_ml permissions could create jobs containing malicious data as part of their configuration that could allow the attacker to obtain sensitive information from or perform destructive actions on behalf of other ML users viewing the results of the jobs.

INFO

Published Date :

Sept. 19, 2018, 7:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

March 4, 2023, 1:51 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

2.7

Exploitability Score :

2.3
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2018-3823 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Elastic elasticsearch_x-pack
2 Elastic kibana_x-pack
3 Elastic logstash_x-pack
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2018-3823.

URL Resource
https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-6-2-4-and-5-6-9-security-update/128422 Vendor Advisory
https://www.elastic.co/community/security Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2018-3823 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2018-3823 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 04, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Removed CVSS V3 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE Elastic CWE-79
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 09, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elasticsearch_x-pack:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.6.9 *cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elasticsearch_x-pack:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.0.0 up to (excluding) 6.2.4 *cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elasticsearch_x-pack:6.0.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elasticsearch_x-pack:6.0.0:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elasticsearch_x-pack:6.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elasticsearch_x-pack:6.0.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elasticsearch_x-pack:6.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elasticsearch_x-pack:6.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:* OR *cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elasticsearch_x-pack:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.6.9 *cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elasticsearch_x-pack:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.0.0 up to (excluding) 6.2.4
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Nov. 09, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 Metadata Victim must voluntarily interact with attack mechanism
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
    Changed Reference Type https://www.elastic.co/community/security No Types Assigned https://www.elastic.co/community/security Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-6-2-4-and-5-6-9-security-update/128422 No Types Assigned https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-6-2-4-and-5-6-9-security-update/128422 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-79
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elasticsearch_x-pack:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.6.9 *cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elasticsearch_x-pack:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.0.0 up to (excluding) 6.2.4 *cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elasticsearch_x-pack:6.0.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elasticsearch_x-pack:6.0.0:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elasticsearch_x-pack:6.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elasticsearch_x-pack:6.0.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elasticsearch_x-pack:6.0.0:rc1:*:*:*:*:*:* *cpe:2.3:a:elastic:elasticsearch_x-pack:6.0.0:rc2:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana_x-pack:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.6.9 *cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana_x-pack:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.0.0 up to (excluding) 6.2.4
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:elastic:logstash_x-pack:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 5.6.9 *cpe:2.3:a:elastic:logstash_x-pack:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 6.1.0 up to (excluding) 6.2.4
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2018-3823 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2018-3823 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.05 }} -0.02%

score

0.19869

percentile

CVSS31 - Vulnerability Scoring System
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