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CVE-2018-17246

Exploitation confirmed. First attested on 2023-10-14 by GCVE · kevintel, GCVE · shadowserver.

  • Published2018-12-20
  • Fixed in6.4.3 · 5.6.13
  • WeaknessCWE-73 · CWE-829

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Description

Kibana versions before 6.4.3 and 5.6.13 contain an arbitrary file inclusion flaw in the Console plugin. An attacker with access to the Kibana Console API could send a request that will attempt to execute javascript code. This could possibly lead to an attacker executing arbitrary commands with permissions of the Kibana process on the host system.

Timeline

dates in UTC
  1. 2018-12-2022:29CVE publishedNVD
  2. 2023-10-1414:43Listed as exploited by GCVEGCVE
  3. 2023-10-1414:43Exploitation first reportedGCVE

Observed activity

isMalicious corpus · updated 2026-11-03 21:37 UTC
Indicators tagged with this CVE, per day0 indicators over 7 days
Block these indicators
  • Firewall list (EDL, text): https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2018-17246?format=txt
  • CSV export: https://api.ismalicious.com/edl/cve/CVE-2018-17246?format=csv
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Versions per branch

NVD
Elastic kibana
BranchAffectedFixed in
6.x≥ 6.0.0, < 6.4.36.4.3
5.x≥ 5.0.0, < 5.6.135.6.13
Redhat openshift container platform
BranchAffectedFixed in
3.11= 3.11no fix published

as publishedRanges as NVD and OSV publish them; a distribution’s build can be fixed under an older number.

Distribution builds and vendor advisories

Packages from OSV.dev and products from the vendors' CSAF advisories.

version not verifiedVersions not verified: read as OSV.dev and the vendors publish them, not checked against each vendor's release list.

Packages

  • atomic-enterprise-service-catalogRed Hat:openshift:3.11::el7all versions · fixed in 1:3.11.51-1.git.1671.2d16650.el7and 1 other package
  • atomic-openshiftRed Hat:openshift:3.11::el7all versions · fixed in 0:3.11.51-1.git.0.1560686.el7and 12 other packages
  • atomic-openshift-cluster-autoscalerRed Hat:openshift:3.11::el7all versions · fixed in 0:3.11.51-1.git.0.0aa9fc2.el7
  • atomic-openshift-deschedulerRed Hat:openshift:3.11::el7all versions · fixed in 0:3.11.51-1.git.300.89070e8.el7
  • atomic-openshift-dockerregistryRed Hat:openshift:3.11::el7all versions · fixed in 0:3.11.51-1.git.446.d29ce0e.el7
  • atomic-openshift-metrics-serverRed Hat:openshift:3.11::el7all versions · fixed in 0:3.11.51-1.git.52.03e3a91.el7
  • atomic-openshift-node-problem-detectorRed Hat:openshift:3.11::el7all versions · fixed in 0:3.11.51-1.git.254.22189b0.el7
  • atomic-openshift-service-idlerRed Hat:openshift:3.11::el7all versions · fixed in 0:3.11.51-1.git.14.813574a.el7

14 more package ranges on OSV.dev

Vendor advisories

  • CVE-2018-17246 Red Hat Product Security94 products fixed

    kibana: Arbitrary file inclusion vulnerability in the Console plugin

  • RHBA-2018:3743 Red Hat Product Security94 products fixed

    Red Hat Bug Fix Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 bug fix and enhancement update

Full record on NVD

Fix

  1. Update Elastic kibana to 6.4.3 · 5.6.13
  2. Vendor fix Red Hat Product Security RHBA-2018:3743 · 94 productsBefore applying this update, ensure all previously released errata relevant to your system have been applied. See the following documentation, which will be updated shortly for release 3.11.51, for important instructions on how to upgrade your cluster and fully apply this asynchronous errata upda…

Advisories and patches

Detection

read 2026-11-02 22:42 UTC
Nuclei template
available
ProjectDiscovery
Exploit-DB
no entry
Exploit-DB
Proof-of-concept repositories
3 repositories, unverifiedmpgn/CVE-2018-17246Almandev/Sub-folderFetcherght657/work1-secure-api
PoC-in-GitHub
Metasploit modules
none listed
Metasploit Framework

Sources

  • GCVEexploitation2023-10-14
  • NVDCVSS 3.09.8read 2026-10-23
  • NVDCVSS 2.07.5read 2026-10-23
  • CNAweakness (CWE)CWE-73known since 2026-10-23
  • NVDweakness (CWE)CWE-829read 2026-10-23
  • FIRST EPSSEPSS score84.3 %read 2026-11-02
  • PoC-in-GitHubproof of concept3read 2026-11-02
  • ProjectDiscoverydetectionread 2026-11-02
  • OSVaffected packages—

Identifiers

Technical details

CVSS v3 Vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
2018-12-20
Last Modified
2026-06-17
NVD status
Modified

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-17246?

Kibana versions before 6.4.3 and 5.6.13 contain an arbitrary file inclusion flaw in the Console plugin. An attacker with access to the Kibana Console API could send a request that will attempt to execute javascript code. This could possibly lead to an attacker executing arbitrary commands with permissions of the Kibana process on the host system.

Is CVE-2018-17246 actively exploited?

Active exploitation of CVE-2018-17246 has not been confirmed. Its EPSS score was 84.3% on 2026-11-03, the estimated probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

What is the CVSS score for CVE-2018-17246?

CVE-2018-17246 has a CVSS v3 base score of 9.8 (CRITICAL severity), with vector string CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

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