XSS in Elastic Kibana
CVE-2017-11481
Kibana versions prior to 6.0.1 and 5.6.5 had a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via URL fields 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: 0.008 (56.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 56th percentile — 56.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.008 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Elastic Kibana — versions before 6.0.1 and 5.6.5, 5.6.4, 5.6.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-6-0-1-and-5-6-5-security-update/110571 (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2017-11481?
- CVE-2017-11481 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Elastic Kibana, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2017-12-08.
- How severe is CVE-2017-11481?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.