CVE-2015-9056 Cross-site scripting in Kibana
Attackers can inject malicious scripts into Kibana, potentially executing code or hijacking user sessions.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2015-9056?
CVE-2015-9056 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Elastic Kibana, published on 16 Jun 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Kibana versions prior to 4.1.3 and 4.2.1 are vulnerable to a XSS attack.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2015-9056?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Elastic Kibana.
How do I fix CVE-2015-9056?
No fix has been published for CVE-2015-9056 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2015-9056 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2015-9056 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Elastic Kibana
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cfv4-h42w-jx2h.