CVE-2018-17246

Kibana versions before 6.4.3 and 5.6.13 contain an arbitrary file inclusion flaw in the Console...

9.8 CriticalPublic exploit

Kibana versions before 6.4.3 and 5.6.13 contain an arbitrary file inclusion flaw in the Console plugin. An attacker with access to the Kibana Console API could send a request that will attempt to execute javascript code. This could possibly lead to an attacker executing arbitrary commands with permissions of the Kibana process on the host system.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

84.3%Up 79.8 points since Apr 14, 2021

What each source reports

NVD Score used 9.8

Record: CVE-2018-17246
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0: 7.5 HighAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weakness: CWE-73, CWE-829
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List No score

Record: CVE-2018-17246
Weakness: CWE-73
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2018-9005 No score

Record: EUVD-2018-9005
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-cpwf-64qm-2jpm 9.8

Kibana versions before 6.4.3 and 5.6.13 contain an arbitrary file inclusion flaw in the Console...

Record: GHSA-cpwf-64qm-2jpm
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weakness: CWE-829
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 9.8

Record: CVE-2018-17246
CVSS 3.0: 9.8 CriticalCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVRHBA-2018:3743 6.5

Red Hat Bug Fix Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 bug fix and enhancement update

Record: RHBA-2018:3743
CVSS 3.0: 6.5 MediumCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`atomic-enterprise-service-catalog` Red Hat:openshift:3.11::el7 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 1:3.11.51-1.git.1671.2d16650.el7	1:3.11.51-1.git.1671.2d16650.el7
`atomic-enterprise-service-catalog-svcat` Red Hat:openshift:3.11::el7 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 1:3.11.51-1.git.1671.2d16650.el7	1:3.11.51-1.git.1671.2d16650.el7
`atomic-openshift` Red Hat:openshift:3.11::el7 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0:3.11.51-1.git.0.1560686.el7	0:3.11.51-1.git.0.1560686.el7
`atomic-openshift-clients` Red Hat:openshift:3.11::el7 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0:3.11.51-1.git.0.1560686.el7	0:3.11.51-1.git.0.1560686.el7
`atomic-openshift-clients-redistributable` Red Hat:openshift:3.11::el7 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0:3.11.51-1.git.0.1560686.el7	0:3.11.51-1.git.0.1560686.el7
`atomic-openshift-cluster-autoscaler` Red Hat:openshift:3.11::el7 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0:3.11.51-1.git.0.0aa9fc2.el7	0:3.11.51-1.git.0.0aa9fc2.el7
`atomic-openshift-descheduler` Red Hat:openshift:3.11::el7 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0:3.11.51-1.git.300.89070e8.el7	0:3.11.51-1.git.300.89070e8.el7
`atomic-openshift-docker-excluder` Red Hat:openshift:3.11::el7 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0:3.11.51-1.git.0.1560686.el7	0:3.11.51-1.git.0.1560686.el7
`atomic-openshift-dockerregistry` Red Hat:openshift:3.11::el7 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0:3.11.51-1.git.446.d29ce0e.el7	0:3.11.51-1.git.446.d29ce0e.el7
`atomic-openshift-excluder` Red Hat:openshift:3.11::el7 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0:3.11.51-1.git.0.1560686.el7	0:3.11.51-1.git.0.1560686.el7

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Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`atomic-openshift-hyperkube` Red Hat:openshift:3.11::el7 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0:3.11.51-1.git.0.1560686.el7	0:3.11.51-1.git.0.1560686.el7
`atomic-openshift-hypershift` Red Hat:openshift:3.11::el7 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0:3.11.51-1.git.0.1560686.el7	0:3.11.51-1.git.0.1560686.el7
`atomic-openshift-master` Red Hat:openshift:3.11::el7 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0:3.11.51-1.git.0.1560686.el7	0:3.11.51-1.git.0.1560686.el7
`atomic-openshift-metrics-server` Red Hat:openshift:3.11::el7 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0:3.11.51-1.git.52.03e3a91.el7	0:3.11.51-1.git.52.03e3a91.el7
`atomic-openshift-node` Red Hat:openshift:3.11::el7 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0:3.11.51-1.git.0.1560686.el7	0:3.11.51-1.git.0.1560686.el7
`atomic-openshift-node-problem-detector` Red Hat:openshift:3.11::el7 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0:3.11.51-1.git.254.22189b0.el7	0:3.11.51-1.git.254.22189b0.el7
`atomic-openshift-pod` Red Hat:openshift:3.11::el7 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0:3.11.51-1.git.0.1560686.el7	0:3.11.51-1.git.0.1560686.el7
`atomic-openshift-sdn-ovs` Red Hat:openshift:3.11::el7 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0:3.11.51-1.git.0.1560686.el7	0:3.11.51-1.git.0.1560686.el7
`atomic-openshift-service-idler` Red Hat:openshift:3.11::el7 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0:3.11.51-1.git.14.813574a.el7	0:3.11.51-1.git.14.813574a.el7
`atomic-openshift-template-service-broker` Red Hat:openshift:3.11::el7 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0:3.11.51-1.git.0.1560686.el7	0:3.11.51-1.git.0.1560686.el7
`atomic-openshift-tests` Red Hat:openshift:3.11::el7 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0:3.11.51-1.git.0.1560686.el7	0:3.11.51-1.git.0.1560686.el7
`atomic-openshift-web-console` Red Hat:openshift:3.11::el7 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0:3.11.51-1.git.324.0ae64ed.el7	0:3.11.51-1.git.324.0ae64ed.el7
`cri-o` Red Hat:openshift:3.11::el7 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0:1.11.10-1.rhaos3.11.git42c86f0.el7	0:1.11.10-1.rhaos3.11.git42c86f0.el7
`cri-o-debuginfo` Red Hat:openshift:3.11::el7 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0:1.11.10-1.rhaos3.11.git42c86f0.el7	0:1.11.10-1.rhaos3.11.git42c86f0.el7
`golang-github-openshift-oauth-proxy` Red Hat:openshift:3.11::el7 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0:3.11.51-1.git.419.1af74df.el7	0:3.11.51-1.git.419.1af74df.el7
`golang-github-prometheus-alertmanager` Red Hat:openshift:3.11::el7 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0:3.11.51-1.git.0.50a0687.el7	0:3.11.51-1.git.0.50a0687.el7
`golang-github-prometheus-node_exporter` Red Hat:openshift:3.11::el7 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0:3.11.51-1.git.1063.12dd8be.el7	0:3.11.51-1.git.1063.12dd8be.el7
`golang-github-prometheus-prometheus` Red Hat:openshift:3.11::el7 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0:3.11.51-1.git.5023.0ad933c.el7	0:3.11.51-1.git.5023.0ad933c.el7
`jenkins` Red Hat:openshift:3.11::el7 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0:2.138.2.1542054911-1.el7	0:2.138.2.1542054911-1.el7
`jenkins-2-plugins` Red Hat:openshift:3.11::el7 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0:3.11.1542061886-1.el7	0:3.11.1542061886-1.el7
`kibana` Red Hat:openshift:3.11::el7 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0:5.6.13-1.el7	0:5.6.13-1.el7
`kibana-debuginfo` Red Hat:openshift:3.11::el7 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0:5.6.13-1.el7	0:5.6.13-1.el7
`openshift-ansible` Red Hat:openshift:3.11::el7 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0:3.11.51-2.git.0.51c90a3.el7	0:3.11.51-2.git.0.51c90a3.el7
`openshift-ansible-docs` Red Hat:openshift:3.11::el7 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0:3.11.51-2.git.0.51c90a3.el7	0:3.11.51-2.git.0.51c90a3.el7
`openshift-ansible-playbooks` Red Hat:openshift:3.11::el7 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0:3.11.51-2.git.0.51c90a3.el7	0:3.11.51-2.git.0.51c90a3.el7
`openshift-ansible-roles` Red Hat:openshift:3.11::el7 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0:3.11.51-2.git.0.51c90a3.el7	0:3.11.51-2.git.0.51c90a3.el7
`openshift-ansible-test` Red Hat:openshift:3.11::el7 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0:3.11.51-2.git.0.51c90a3.el7	0:3.11.51-2.git.0.51c90a3.el7
`openshift-enterprise-autoheal` Red Hat:openshift:3.11::el7 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0:3.11.51-1.git.219.8ea4275.el7	0:3.11.51-1.git.219.8ea4275.el7
`openshift-enterprise-cluster-capacity` Red Hat:openshift:3.11::el7 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0:3.11.51-1.git.380.ffa21af.el7	0:3.11.51-1.git.380.ffa21af.el7
`openshift-monitor-project-lifecycle` Red Hat:openshift:3.11::el7 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0:3.11.51-1.git.59.7b59e29.el7	0:3.11.51-1.git.59.7b59e29.el7
`openshift-monitor-sample-app` Red Hat:openshift:3.11::el7 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0:3.11.51-1.git.5.f6d0188.el7	0:3.11.51-1.git.5.f6d0188.el7
`prometheus` Red Hat:openshift:3.11::el7 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0:3.11.51-1.git.5023.0ad933c.el7	0:3.11.51-1.git.5023.0ad933c.el7
`prometheus-alertmanager` Red Hat:openshift:3.11::el7 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0:3.11.51-1.git.0.50a0687.el7	0:3.11.51-1.git.0.50a0687.el7
`prometheus-node-exporter` Red Hat:openshift:3.11::el7 From an advisory covering 8 CVEs	before 0:3.11.51-1.git.1063.12dd8be.el7	0:3.11.51-1.git.1063.12dd8be.el7

Public exploits

Links only. Every CVE stores no exploit code.

Public exploits
Source	Link	Date
PoC in GitHub	mpgn/CVE-2018-17246	2019-03-08
PoC in GitHub	Almandev/Sub-folderFetcher	2025-05-09
PoC in GitHub	ght657/work1-secure-api	2026-10-28
Nuclei	Kibana - Local File Inclusion

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 6, 2026	affected, exploits, facts
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, Nuclei, NVD, OSV, PoC in GitHub

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2018-17246 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.8) in Elastic Kibana, published December 20, 2018. Public exploit code exists. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 84.3%, the 99th percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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