VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2018-17245

CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL

EPSS probability1.52%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2018-12-20

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

Kibana versions 4.0 to 4.6, 5.0 to 5.6.12, and 6.0 to 6.4.2 contain an error in the way authorization credentials are used when generating PDF reports. If a report requests external resources plaintext credentials are included in the HTTP request that could be recovered by an external resource provider.

Weakness classification

CWE-201: Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Sent Data
CWE-522: Insufficiently Protected Credentials

Primary references

security@elastic.co — Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
security@elastic.co — Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Mitigation, Vendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Vendor Advisory