CVE-2017-8439 Cross-site scripting in Kibana

Medium 6.1 Published Updated

An XSS vulnerability in Kibana's Time Series Visual Builder allows attackers to steal sensitive information from users.

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-2017-8439?

CVE-2017-8439 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Elastic Kibana, published on 5 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 version 5.4.0 was affected by a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) bug in the Time Series Visual Builder. This bug could allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information from Kibana users.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-8439?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Elastic Kibana.

How do I fix CVE-2017-8439?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-8439 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-2017-8439 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-8439 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Elastic Kibana vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-hxp6-q7cf-mm7m.

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