CVE-2021-37938
Kibana Windows Path Traversal Vulnerability (File Upload)
Description
It was discovered that on Windows operating systems specifically, 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. Thanks to Dominic Couture for finding this vulnerability.
INFO
Published Date :
Nov. 18, 2021, 4:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Nov. 23, 2021, 6:20 p.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
Yes !
Impact Score :
1.4
Exploitability Score :
2.8
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-2021-37938.
| URL | Resource |
|---|---|
| https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-7-15-2-security-update/288923 | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
May. 14, 2024
Action Type Old Value New Value -
Initial Analysis by [email protected]
Nov. 23, 2021
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N) Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N Changed Reference Type https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-7-15-2-security-update/288923 No Types Assigned https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-7-15-2-security-update/288923 Release Notes, Vendor Advisory Added CWE NIST CWE-22 Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 7.9.0 up to (excluding) 7.15.2
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration
While CVE identifies
specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or
weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2021-37938 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-2021-37938
weaknesses.
Exploit Prediction
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.
0.06 }} 0.00%
score
0.25350
percentile