CVE-2020-7017 Cross-site scripting in Kibana

What is CVE-2020-7017?

CVE-2020-7017 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Oracle Communications Billing and Revenue Management, published on 27 Jul 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

In Kibana versions before 6.8.11 and 7.8.1 the region map visualization in contains a stored XSS flaw. An attacker who is able to edit or create a region map visualization could obtain sensitive information or perform destructive actions on behalf of Kibana users who view the region map visualization.

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-7017?

2 open source packages ship an affected version, including elk and kibana. It affects 4 products.

Products include Elasticsearch Kibana, Oracle Communications Billing and Revenue Management, Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Network Function Cloud Native Environment, Oracle Peoplesoft Enterprise Peopletools.

How do I fix CVE-2020-7017?

Upgrade elk to a fixed version for your release line: 6.8.11 or 7.8.1.

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-2020-7017 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-7017 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Other vulnerabilities in Oracle Communications Billing and Revenue Management

• CVE-2020-7016 Denial of service in Kibana Medium 4.8

All Oracle Communications Billing and Revenue Management vulnerabilities

Sources

• CVE record
• NVD
• OSV
• GitHub advisory
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Also known as BIT-elk-2020-7017, BIT-kibana-2020-7017, GHSA-68q8-gcx9-m4rq.