CVE-2022-23707 Cross-site scripting in Kibana

Medium 5.4 Published Updated

Authenticated users can inject malicious JavaScript into Kibana index patterns, potentially executing code against other users.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Any signed-in user
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
A user has to click or open something
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-23707?

CVE-2022-23707 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Elastic Kibana, published on 11 Feb 2022. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

Official description

An XSS vulnerability was found in Kibana index patterns. Using this vulnerability, an authenticated user with permissions to create index patterns can inject malicious javascript into the index pattern which could execute against other users

Weakness: CWE-79

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-23707?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Elastic Kibana.

How do I fix CVE-2022-23707?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-23707 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-2022-23707 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-23707 in the wild and no public exploit code.

All Elastic Kibana vulnerabilities

Sources

Also known as GHSA-xj4h-2rjf-hh84.

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