#VU31414 Cross-site scripting in Kibana - CVE-2015-9056

Vulnerability identifier: #VU31414

Vulnerability 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-2015-9056

CWE-ID: CWE-79

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Kibana
Web applications / Other software

Vendor: Elastic Stack

Description

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

Kibana versions prior to 4.1.3 and 4.2.1 are vulnerable to a XSS attack.

Mitigation
Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Kibana: 4.2.0

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External links
https://www.elastic.co/community/security

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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.