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MEDIUM · 4.3

CVE-2021-37938

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 trave...

Vulnerability 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.

CVSS Score

4.3

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
LOW
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
ElasticKibana>= 7.9.0, < 7.15.2

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-22CWE-269

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2021-37938?

CVE-2021-37938 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 4.3 (MEDIUM). 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 trave...

How severe is CVE-2021-37938?

CVE-2021-37938 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 4.3/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2021-37938?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Elastic Kibana.