vulnerability
Elastic Kibana: CVE-2017-11479: Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation
| Severity | CVSS | Published | Added | Modified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | (AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N) | Sep 28, 2017 | Sep 3, 2025 | Mar 25, 2026 |
Severity
4
CVSS
(AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:N)
Published
Sep 28, 2017
Added
Sep 3, 2025
Modified
Mar 25, 2026
Description
Kibana versions prior to 5.6.1 had a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Timelion that could allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information from or perform destructive actions on behalf of other Kibana users.
Solution
elastic-kibana-upgrade-latest
References
- CWE-79
- CVE-2017-11479
- https://attackerkb.com/topics/CVE-2017-11479
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/24/1
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/10/29/3
- https://discuss.elastic.co/t/x-pack-alerting-and-kibana-5-6-1-security-update/101884
- https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2017-3098
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