kibana: Information leak in the PDF generation process
Published Dec 20, 2018
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.52%
Description
Kibana versions 4.0 to 4.6, 5.0 to 5.6.12, and 6.0 to 6.4.2 contain an error in the way authorization credentials are used when generating PDF reports. If a report requests external resources plaintext credentials are included in the HTTP request that could be recovered by an external resource provider.
Affected products
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- Version 4.0 to 4.6, 5.0 to 5.6.12, and 6.0 to 6.4.2StatusaffectedConstraints-
- Version
No data.
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.10
kibana
Not affected
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11
kibana
Not affected
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.2
kibana
Not affected
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.3
kibana
Not affected
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.4
kibana
Not affected
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.5
kibana
Not affected
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.6
kibana
Not affected
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.7
kibana
Not affected
Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.9
kibana
Not affected
Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3.0
kibana
Not affected
Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3.1
kibana
Not affected
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty) Operational Tools
kibana
Not affected
Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka) Operational Tools
kibana
Not affected
| Product | Package | State | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.10 | kibana | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 | kibana | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.2 | kibana | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.3 | kibana | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.4 | kibana | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.5 | kibana | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.6 | kibana | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.7 | kibana | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.9 | kibana | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3.0 | kibana | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3.1 | kibana | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty) Operational Tools | kibana | Not affected | n/a |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka) Operational Tools | kibana | Not affected | n/a |
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
1 other source (Red Hat) ▾
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 2, 2026.
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v5
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
Table of values (9 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 2, 2026 | 1.52% (0.01523) | 73.73th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Sep 20, 2026 | 1.52% (0.01523) | 73.50th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.24% (0.00244) | 64.91th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 8, 2024 | 0.24% (0.00244) | 63.53th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.24% (0.00244) | 60.55th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 17.80th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 0.00th | v1 |
References (6)
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-17245 Vendor Advisory
- https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1647346 Issue Tracking
- https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-6-4-3-and-5-6-13-security-update/155594 x_refsource_MISCMitigationVendor Advisory
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-17245
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-17245
- https://www.elastic.co/community/security x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-17245 | Vendor Advisory | |
| https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1647346 | Issue Tracking | |
| https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-6-4-3-and-5-6-13-security-update/155594 | x_refsource_MISCMitigationVendor Advisory | |
| https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-17245 | ||
| https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-17245 | ||
| https://www.elastic.co/community/security | x_refsource_CONFIRMVendor Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.