CVE-2021-37938CWE-269

It was discovered that on Windows operating systems specifically, Kibana was not validating a user supplied path, which would load .pbf files

published November 18, 2021

CVSS
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EPSS
1%
Percentile
53.4
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00721 · 53.4th percentile
Weakness
CWE-269 · Improper Privilege Management
Published
2021-11-18T15:06Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 18 NOV 15:06Z
    It was discovered that on Windows operating systems specifically, Kibana was not validating a user supplied path, which would load .pbf files
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