RCE in Elastic Kibana
CVE-2019-7609
Kibana versions before 5.6.15 and 6.6.1 contain an arbitrary code execution flaw in the Timelion visualizer. An attacker with access to the Timelion application could send a request that will attempt to execute javascript code. This could…
Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)
EPSS: 0.953 (99.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 10.0 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Elastic Kibana — versions before 5.6.15 and 6.6.1
- Redhat Openshift_container_platform — versions 3.11, 4.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)
This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on . CISA KEV inclusion means CISA has confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; US federal agencies are required to remediate within a published due date.
BOD 22-01 due date: .
Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- security@elastic.co (Vendor Advisory)
- security@elastic.co (Broken Link, Vendor Advisory)
- security@elastic.co (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- security@elastic.co (vendor-advisory, Third Party Advisory)
- security@elastic.co (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 (US Government Resource)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-7609?
- CVE-2019-7609 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Elastic Kibana, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 10.0/10. Published 2019-03-25.
- How severe is CVE-2019-7609?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 10.0 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2019-7609 known to be exploited?
- Yes. CVE-2019-7609 is listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog (added 2022-01-10), indicating it is being actively exploited. 112 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed.