CVE-2018-20698

Description

The floragunn Search Guard plugin before 6.x-16 for Kibana allows URL injection for login redirects on the login page when basePath is set.

Category

6.1
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.20%
Vendor Advisory search-guard.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://docs.search-guard.com/latest/changelog-kibana-6.x-16 patch vendor advisory
https://github.com/floragunncom/search-guard-kibana-plugin/pull/140 third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2018-20698?
CVE-2018-20698 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2018-20698?
To fix CVE-2018-20698, 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-2018-20698 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2018-20698 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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