XSS in Elastic Kibana
CVE-2017-11479
Kibana versions prior to 5.6.1 had a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Timelion that could allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information from or perform destructive actions on behalf of other Kibana users.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.011 (63.5th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 63rd percentile — 63.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.011 · newest: 0.011 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Elastic Kibana — versions 5.0.0, 5.0.1, 5.0.2
- Elasticsearch Kibana — versions 5.1.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- discuss.elastic.co/t/x-pack-alerting-and-kibana-5-6-1-security-update/101884 (Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/24/1 (mailing-list)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/29/3 (mailing-list)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-11479?
- CVE-2017-11479 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Elastic Kibana, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2017-09-29.
- How severe is CVE-2017-11479?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.