CVE-2021-37939

Related Vulnerabilities: CVE-2021-37939  

It was discovered that Kibana’s JIRA connector & IBM Resilient connector could be used to return HTTP response data on internal hosts, which may be intentionally hidden from public view. Using this vulnerability, a malicious user with the ability to create connectors, could utilize these connectors to view limited HTTP response data on hosts accessible to the cluster.

Description

The MITRE CVE dictionary describes this issue as:

It was discovered that Kibana’s JIRA connector & IBM Resilient connector could be used to return HTTP response data on internal hosts, which may be intentionally hidden from public view. Using this vulnerability, a malicious user with the ability to create connectors, could utilize these connectors to view limited HTTP response data on hosts accessible to the cluster.

Additional Information

  • Bugzilla 2027187: CVE-2021-37939 kibana: HTTP server information disclosure via JIRA and IBM Resilient connectors
  • CWE-319: Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information
  • FAQ: Frequently asked questions about CVE-2021-37939