CVE-2019-7609 Kibana Arbitrary Code Execution
An attacker with Timelion access can execute arbitrary JavaScript, leading to remote code execution on the Kibana host system.
- Exploited in the wild
- Since 10 Jan 2022
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2019-7609?
CVE-2019-7609 is a critical code injection vulnerability in Elastic Kibana, published on 25 Mar 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Kibana versions before 5.6.15 and 6.6.1 contain an arbitrary code execution flaw in the Timelion visualizer. An attacker with access to the Timelion application could send a request that will attempt to execute javascript code. This could possibly lead to an attacker executing arbitrary commands with permissions of the Kibana process on the host system.
Weakness: CWE-94
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-7609?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Elastic Kibana, Redhat Openshift Container Platform.
How do I fix CVE-2019-7609?
Upgrade to a fixed version. US federal agencies must fix it by 10 Jul 2022.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2019-7609 being exploited?
Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2019-7609 in the wild since at least 10 Jan 2022.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module, 1 Nuclei template and 13 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in Elastic Kibana
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cp8f-5jp9-rqmh.