Medium severity · published Jun 5, 2017
CVE-2017-8439
Kibana version 5.4.0 was affected by a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) bug in the Time Series Visual Builder
6.1
CVSS
1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Kibana version 5.4.0 was affected by a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) bug in the Time Series Visual Builder. This bug could allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information from Kibana users.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.0% · higher than 62% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KI
Kibana · Elastic
5.4.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-8439
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-8439
Mitigation
https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-5-4-1-and-5-3-3-security-updates/87952
Release Notes
https://www.elastic.co/blog/kibana-5-4-1-and-5-3-3-released
Vendor Advisory
https://www.elastic.co/community/security
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