CVE-2017-8451 Open redirect in Elastic X-Pack Security
An attacker can craft a malicious link on the Kibana login page to redirect users to arbitrary external websites, potentially facilitating phishing attacks.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2017-8451?
CVE-2017-8451 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Elastic Kibana, published on 16 Jun 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
With X-Pack installed, Kibana versions before 5.3.1 have an open redirect vulnerability on the login page that would enable an attacker to craft a link that redirects to an arbitrary website.
Weakness: CWE-601
Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-8451?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Elastic Kibana.
How do I fix CVE-2017-8451?
No fix has been published for CVE-2017-8451 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2017-8451 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-8451 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Elastic Kibana
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r58v-fqqp-24p8.