CVE-2018-20698

MEDIUMNVD 6.16.1—Trending — 3 sources updated this week

6.1

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.

CVSS v3: 6.1
EG Score: 6.1(medium)
EPSS: 41.4%
KEV: Not listed

Published

April 9, 2019

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (4)

cve@mitrehttps://docs.search-guard.com/latest/changelog-kibana-6.x-16
cve@mitrehttps://github.com/floragunncom/search-guard-kibana-plugin/pull/140
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://docs.search-guard.com/latest/changelog-kibana-6.x-16
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/floragunncom/search-guard-kibana-plugin/pull/140

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-601URL Redirection to Untrusted Site (Open Redirect)

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2018-20698?

CVE-2018-20698 is a medium vulnerability published on April 9, 2019. 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.

When was CVE-2018-20698 disclosed?

CVE-2018-20698 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on April 9, 2019, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2018-20698 actively exploited?

CVE-2018-20698 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 41.4% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2018-20698?

CVE-2018-20698 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.1 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2018-20698?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2018-20698, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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