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CVE-2022-38779:
Kibana vulnerability analysis and mitigation
Overview
An open redirect vulnerability (CVE-2022-38779) was discovered in Kibana, affecting versions 7.0.0 through 7.17.8 and 8.0.0 through 8.6.1. The vulnerability could allow an attacker to redirect users to arbitrary websites through maliciously crafted Kibana URLs (Elastic Discussion).
Technical details
The vulnerability is classified as CWE-601, which is related to URL redirection to untrusted sites. The severity of this vulnerability has been rated as CVSS v3 score of 6.1 (Medium) with the following vector: AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N (Elastic Discussion).
Impact
If exploited, this vulnerability could lead to users being redirected to malicious websites when clicking on specially crafted Kibana URLs. This could potentially result in phishing attacks or other malicious activities targeting Kibana users (NVD).
Mitigation and workarounds
The vulnerability has been addressed in Kibana versions 7.17.9 and 8.6.2. Users running affected versions should upgrade to these patched versions to mitigate the risk (Elastic Discussion).
Additional resources
Source: This report was generated using AI
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