KibanaApplication · Elastic
CVE-2024-37288
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedA deserialization issue in Kibana can lead to arbitrary code execution when Kibana attempts to parse a YAML document containing a crafted payload. This issue only affects users that use Elastic Security’s built-in AI tools https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/security/current/ai-for-security.html and have configured an Amazon Bedrock connector https://www.elastic.co/guide/en/security/current/assistant-connect-to-bedrock.html .
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceA deserialization vulnerability in Kibana allows arbitrary code execution when Kibana parses a YAML document containing a crafted payload. This only affects instances that have Elastic Security's AI tools enabled AND have configured an Amazon Bedrock connector.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
KibanaApplication
= 8.15.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Check installed Kibana versionRun 'kibana --version' or check the version via the Kibana management UI or the Kibana logs at startupAffected if The installed version is exactly 8.15.0
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Verify Elastic Security is enabledCheck the Kibana plugins or stack management settings to confirm the Elastic Security (Security solution) plugin is installed and activeAffected if Elastic Security is present and enabled in the Kibana instance
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Confirm Elastic Security AI tools are enabledNavigate to Elastic Security settings or configuration and check whether AI tools / AI-based features are turned onAffected if AI tools in Elastic Security are enabled
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Check for Amazon Bedrock connector configurationInspect the Elastic Security connector settings or integrations configuration to see if an Amazon Bedrock connector has been configuredAffected if An Amazon Bedrock connector is configured in Elastic Security
The environment is affected only if Kibana version is exactly 8.15.0, Elastic Security's AI tools are enabled, AND an Amazon Bedrock connector is configured - all three conditions must be true.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
From vendor dataIf the Amazon Bedrock connector is not required, disable it in Elastic Security settings. Alternatively, apply the vendor patch when released. Users not utilizing Elastic Security's AI tools with Bedrock are not affected.
Fix this in Kibana
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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