CVE-2024-37279

Kibana Broken Access Control issue

Description

A flaw was discovered in Kibana, allowing view-only users of alerting to use the run_soon API making the alerting rule run continuously, potentially affecting the system availability if the alerting rule is running complex queries.

Category

4.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.19%
Vendor Advisory elastic.co
Affected: Elastic Kibana
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-8-14-0-security-update-esa-2024-15/360887 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-37279?
CVE-2024-37279 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-37279?
To fix CVE-2024-37279, 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-2024-37279 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2024-37279 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-2024-37279?
CVE-2024-37279 affects Elastic Kibana.
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