High severity · published May 4, 2023
CVE-2023-31414
Kibana versions 8.0.0 through 8.7.0 contain an arbitrary code execution flaw
8.8
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Kibana versions 8.0.0 through 8.7.0 contain an arbitrary code execution flaw. An attacker with write access to Kibana yaml or env configuration could add a specific payload that will attempt to execute JavaScript code. This could lead to the attacker executing arbitrary commands on the host system with permissions of the Kibana process.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 49% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KI
Kibana · Elastic
8.0.0 through 8.7.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-31414
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-31414
Vendor Advisory
https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-8-7-1-security-updates/332330
Vendor Advisory
https://www.elastic.co/community/security/
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