CVE-2024-12556 Kibana Prototype Pollution can lead to code injection
Attackers can achieve code execution in Kibana via prototype pollution leading to unrestricted file upload and path traversal.
- 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
- Available
What is CVE-2024-12556?
CVE-2024-12556 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Elastic Kibana, published on 8 Apr 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
Prototype Pollution in Kibana can lead to code injection via unrestricted file upload combined with path traversal.
Weakness: CWE-1321
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-12556?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including kibana and elk. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
kibana Bitnami | From 8.16.1 | 8.17.1 |
elk Bitnami | From 8.16.1 | 8.17.1 |
Products include Elastic Kibana.
How do I fix CVE-2024-12556?
Upgrade kibana to 8.17.1 or later.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2024-12556 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-12556 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Elastic Kibana
Sources
Also known as BIT-elk-2024-12556, BIT-kibana-2024-12556, GHSA-ww98-mrx2-m82h.