Medium severity · published May 1, 2025
CVE-2024-11390
Kibana Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type Can Lead to XSS
5.4
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Unrestricted upload of a file with dangerous type in Kibana can lead to arbitrary JavaScript execution in a victim’s browser (XSS) via crafted HTML and JavaScript files.
The attacker must have access to the Synthetics app AND/OR have access to write to the synthetics indices.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 29% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KI
Kibana · Elastic
7.17.6 before 7.17.23; 8.4.0 before 8.11.4 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-11390
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-11390
Patch
https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-7-17-24-and-8-12-0-security-update-esa-2024-20/377712
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