Cross-site scripting in Kibana

1) Cross-site scripting

EUVDB-ID: #VU38184

Risk: Low

CVSSv4.0: 1.2 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]

CVE-ID: CVE-2017-11479

CWE-ID: CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote non-authenticated attacker to read and manipulate data.

Kibana versions prior to 5.6.1 had a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Timelion that could allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information from or perform destructive actions on behalf of other Kibana users.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Kibana: 5.0.0 - 5.6.0

CPE2.3

• cpe:2.3:a:elastic_stack:kibana:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:elastic_stack:kibana:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:elastic_stack:kibana:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:elastic_stack:kibana:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:elastic_stack:kibana:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:elastic_stack:kibana:5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:elastic_stack:kibana:5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:elastic_stack:kibana:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:elastic_stack:kibana:5.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
• cpe:2.3:a:elastic_stack:kibana:5.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

External links

https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/24/1
https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/29/3
https://discuss.elastic.co/t/x-pack-alerting-and-kibana-5-6-1-security-update/101884

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.