CVE-2021-37936
CVSS V2 None
CVSS V3 Medium 5.4
Description
It was discovered that Kibana was not sanitizing document fields containing HTML snippets. Using this vulnerability, an attacker with the ability to write documents to an elasticsearch index could inject HTML. When the Discover app highlighted a search term containing the HTML, it would be rendered for the user.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2021-37936
- Assigner
- bressers@elastic.co
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2022-11-18T23:15:19
- Last Modified Date
- 2022-11-22T20:28:23
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 7.14.1 |
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Attack Compatibility
- LOW
- Privileges Required
- LOW
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- CHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- LOW
- Availability Impact
- NONE
- Base Score
- 5.4
- Base Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 2.3
- Impact Score
- 2.7
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.elastic.co/community/security/ | |
| https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-7-14-1-security-update/283077 |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2021-37936 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2021-37936 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-11-19 00:00:22 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-07 17:54:22 | security@elastic.co | bressers@elastic.co | CVE Assigner | updated |
| 2022-12-07 17:54:22 | 2022-11-18T23:15Z | 2022-11-18T23:15:19 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-07 17:54:22 | 2022-11-22T20:28:23 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-07 17:54:22 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated | |
| 2022-12-07 17:54:24 | CPE Information | updated |