Open Redirect Vulnerability in Kibana by Elastic
CVE-2022-38779

6.1MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Elastic
Status
Vendor
CVE Published:
22 February 2023

Summary

An open redirect vulnerability was identified in Kibana, enabling attackers to craft malicious URLs that redirect users to arbitrary and potentially harmful websites. This issue highlights the need for robust URL validation mechanisms to prevent unauthorized redirects, thereby safeguarding users from phishing attempts and other malicious activities.

Affected Version(s)

kibana Kibana Versions 7.0.0 through 7.17.8 and 8.0.0 through 8.6.1

References

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.1
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
Low
Integrity:
Low
Availability:
Low
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Changed

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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