CVE-2021-22150 Kibana code execution issue
A Fleet admin can upload a malicious package to execute commands on the Kibana server due to insecure YAML parsing.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-22150?
CVE-2021-22150 is a medium-severity code injection vulnerability in Elastic Kibana, published on 22 Nov 2023. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
It was discovered that a user with Fleet admin permissions could upload a malicious package. Due to using an older version of the js-yaml library, this package would be loaded in an insecure manner, allowing an attacker to execute commands on the Kibana server.
Weakness: CWE-94
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-22150?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Elastic Kibana.
How do I fix CVE-2021-22150?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-22150 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2021-22150 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-22150 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Elastic Kibana
Sources
Also known as GHSA-534g-6jq4-vq89.