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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2018-3830

Kibana versions 5.3.0 to 6.4.1 had a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via the source field formatter that could allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information from or perform destructive actions on behalf of other Kibana users.

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CVE-2018-3830
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1 Nov 2026, 06:57 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2018-3830

core-osv · Original source

Published 19 Sept 2018, 19:29 UTC

Kibana versions 5.3.0 to 6.4.1 had a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via the source field formatter that could allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information from or perform destructive actions on behalf of other Kibana users.

osv:CVE-2018-3830
Complete source record
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      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:46.836239589Z",
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      "references": [
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  "document_id": 436423,
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