CVE-2017-11481 Cross-site scripting in Kibana

What is CVE-2017-11481?

CVE-2017-11481 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Elastic Kibana, published on 8 Dec 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 6.0.1 and 5.6.5 had a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via URL fields that could allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information from or perform destructive actions on behalf of other Kibana users.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-11481?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Elastic Kibana.

How do I fix CVE-2017-11481?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

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-2017-11481 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-11481 in the wild and no public exploit code.

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Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
• How this page is made

Also known as GHSA-hjcr-mhf6-4rv6.