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CVE-2024-37285

Kibana arbitrary code execution via YAML deserialization

Severity Score

9.1
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Attend
*SSVC
Descriptions

A deserialization issue in Kibana can lead to arbitrary code execution when Kibana attempts to parse a YAML document containing a crafted payload. A successful attack requires a malicious user to have a combination of both specific Elasticsearch indices privileges https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/defining-roles.html#roles-indices-priv  and Kibana privileges https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/fleet/current/fleet-roles-and-privileges.html  assigned to them.



The following Elasticsearch indices permissions are required

* write privilege on the system indices .kibana_ingest*
* The allow_restricted_indices flag is set to true


Any of the following Kibana privileges are additionally required

* Under Fleet the All privilege is granted
* Under Integration the Read or All privilege is granted
* Access to the fleet-setup privilege is gained through the Fleet Server’s service account token

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Attend
Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Tech. Impact
Total
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2024-06-05 CVE Reserved
  • 2024-11-14 CVE Published
  • 2024-11-14 CVE Updated
  • 2024-11-15 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-502: Deserialization of Untrusted Data
CAPEC
  • CAPEC-253: Remote Code Inclusion
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Elastic
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Kibana
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>= 8.10.0 <= 8.15.0
Search vendor "Elastic" for product "Kibana" and version " >= 8.10.0 <= 8.15.0"
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Affected