CVE-2016-1000219

Description

Kibana before 4.5.4 and 4.1.11 when a custom output is configured for logging in, cookies and authorization headers could be written to the log files. This information could be used to hijack sessions of other users when using Kibana behind some form of authentication such as Shield.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.68% Top 30%
Vendor Advisory elastic.co
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/99178 third party advisory vdb entry
https://www.elastic.co/community/security vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2016-1000219?
CVE-2016-1000219 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2016-1000219?
To fix CVE-2016-1000219, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2016-1000219 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2016-1000219 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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