Input validation error in Kibana - CVE-2020-7016
Published: July 28, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU32871
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-7016
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in Timelion. A remote attacker can trick a victim to visit a specially crafted URL and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Affected software
Kibana
How to mitigate CVE-2020-7016
Install updates from vendor's website.
Kibana - addressed in versions 6.8.11, 7.8.1