[ CVE-2019-7609 · Published 25 Mar 2019 ]
Kibana Arbitrary Code Execution
Exploited · CISA KEV CVSS 10.0
EPSS 95%No fix listed yet
[ Why it matters ]Priority signals
- Exploited in the wild: on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list since 2022-01-10
- EPSS: 95% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (higher than 100% of CVEs)
- Critical severity: CVSS 10.0
[ Description ]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.
CISA: Kibana contain an arbitrary code execution flaw in the Timelion visualizer.
[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches
CISA required action (US federal deadline 10 Jul 2022): Apply updates per vendor instructions.
No fix or interim patch is linked from our sources yet. Check the vendor references below and limit exposure of affected systems until a fix is available.
[ References ]References
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/174569/Kibana-Timelion-Prototype-Pollution-Remote-Code-Ex…ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:2824Third Party Advisory
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2860Third Party Advisory
- discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-6-6-1-and-5-6-15-security-update/169077Vendor Advisory
- www.elastic.co/community/securityBroken LinkVendor Advisory
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalogUS Government Resource