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critical 9.1

CVE-2024-37285 json

Kibana arbitrary code execution via YAML deserialization

published last yr. modified 2mo ago also BIT-elk-2024-37285 , BIT-kibana-2024-37285 , EUVD-2024-36559

cvss
9.1
version 3.1, CNA
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.2%
EPSS 1.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 69%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

A deserialization issue in Kibana can lead to arbitrary code execution when Kibana attempts to parse a YAML document containing a crafted payload. A successful attack requires a malicious user to have a combination of both specific Elasticsearch indices privileges https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/elasticsearch/reference/current/defining-roles.html#roles-indices-priv  and Kibana privileges https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/fleet/current/fleet-roles-and-privileges.html  assigned to them.

The following Elasticsearch indices permissions are required

* write privilege on the system indices .kibana_ingest* * The allow_restricted_indices flag is set to true

Any of the following Kibana privileges are additionally required

* Under Fleet the All privilege is granted * Under Integration the Read or All privilege is granted * Access to the fleet-setup privilege is gained through the Fleet Server’s service account token

Patch / fix

  • bitnami elk 8.15.1
  • bitnami kibana 8.15.1
  • elastic kibana 8.15.1
  • elasticsearch kibana 8.15.1

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CISA SSVC

Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
total
Assessed
last yr.

Exploit prediction

1.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 69% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
CNA 3.1 9.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
NVD 3.1 7.2 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
OSV 3.1 9.1 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
bitnami elk
>=8.10.0, <8.15.1
8.15.1
bitnami kibana
>=8.10.0, <8.15.1
8.15.1

Affected products

  • Elastic Kibana

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data

References

Sources

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