CVE-2019-7618 Path traversal in Elastic Code
Attackers can read arbitrary local files from the Kibana instance by importing a malicious code repository into Elastic Code.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-7618?
CVE-2019-7618 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in Elastic Kibana, published on 1 Oct 2019. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A local file disclosure flaw was found in Elastic Code versions 7.3.0, 7.3.1, and 7.3.2. If a malicious code repository is imported into Code it is possible to read arbitrary files from the local filesystem of the Kibana instance running Code with the permission of the Kibana system user.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-7618?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Elastic Kibana.
How do I fix CVE-2019-7618?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-7618 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2019-7618 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-7618 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Elastic Kibana
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5xg9-ffw5-5c9c.