XSS in Elastic Kibana

CVE-2020-7017

In Kibana versions before 6.8.11 and 7.8.1 the region map visualization in contains a stored XSS flaw. An attacker who is able to edit or create a region map visualization could obtain sensitive information or perform destructive actions on behalf of Kibana users who view the region map visualization.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.012 (67.5th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 67th percentile — 67.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2020-7017: held from 0.012 to 0.012.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.012 · newest: 0.012 · change: 0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-7017?
CVE-2020-7017 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Elastic Kibana, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.7/10. Published 2020-07-27.
How severe is CVE-2020-7017?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.7 out of 10.
Is CVE-2020-7017 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.