CVE-2022-38779

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.1 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2023-02-22 · updated 2026-06-17
Weakness: CWE-601

Description

An open redirect issue was discovered in Kibana that could lead to a user being redirected to an arbitrary website if they use a maliciously crafted Kibana URL.

Affected products

Kibana: from 7.0.0 before 7.17.9; from 8.0.0 before 8.6.2 — fixed in 7.17.9, 8.6.2

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Kibana 7.17.9, 8.6.2. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-7-17-9-and-8-6-2-security-update/325782
https://www.elastic.co/community/security
https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-7-17-9-and-8-6-2-security-update/325782
https://www.elastic.co/community/security

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