4.3
MEDIUM
CVE-2024-37279
Kibana Alerting Continuous Execution Privilege Escalation Vulnerability
Description

A flaw was discovered in Kibana, allowing view-only users of alerting to use the run_soon API making the alerting rule run continuously, potentially affecting the system availability if the alerting rule is running complex queries.

INFO

Published Date :

June 13, 2024, 5:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 3, 2024, 5:33 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

1.4

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-37279 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 kibana
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-2024-37279.

URL Resource
https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-8-14-0-security-update-esa-2024-15/360887 Vendor Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-37279 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.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
    Changed Reference Type https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-8-14-0-security-update-esa-2024-15/360887 No Types Assigned https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-8-14-0-security-update-esa-2024-15/360887 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-Other
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 8.6.3 up to (excluding) 8.14.0
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jun. 13, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description A flaw was discovered in Kibana, allowing view-only users of alerting to use the run_soon API making the alerting rule run continuously, potentially affecting the system availability if the alerting rule is running complex queries.
    Added Reference Elastic https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-8-14-0-security-update-esa-2024-15/360887 [No types assigned]
    Added CVSS V3.1 Elastic AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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