CVE-2022-23709

Description

A flaw was discovered in Kibana in which users with Read access to the Uptime feature could modify alerting rules. A user with this privilege would be able to create new alerting rules or overwrite existing ones. However, any new or modified rules would not be enabled, and a user with this privilege could not modify alerting connectors. This effectively means that Read users could disable existing alerting rules.

Categories

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.22%
Vendor Advisory elastic.co
Affected: Elastic kibana
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-7-17-1-security-update/298447 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2022-23709?
CVE-2022-23709 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2022-23709?
To fix CVE-2022-23709, 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-2022-23709 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2022-23709 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.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2022-23709?
CVE-2022-23709 affects Elastic kibana.
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