What is CVE-2019-7609?

CVE-2019-7609 is a vulnerability in Elastic Kibana, classified under Code Injection. Published 2019-03-25.

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.

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: 0.944 (100.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

Affected products

Elastic Kibana — versions before 5.6.15 and 6.6.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-94 — Code Injection

CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

This CVE is on the CISA KEV catalog, added on 2022-01-10. 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: 2022-07-10.

Required action: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-6-6-1-and-5-6-15-security-update/169077
www.elastic.co/community/security
RHSA-2019:2860 (vendor-advisory)
RHBA-2019:2824 (vendor-advisory)
packetstormsecurity.com/files/174569/Kibana-Timelion-Prototype-Pollution-Remote…

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-7609?: CVE-2019-7609 is a vulnerability in Elastic Kibana, classified under Code Injection. Published 2019-03-25.
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.