Kibana versions after and including 4.3 and before 4.6.2 are vulnerable to a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack.
Priority LOW 29CWE-79Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Kibana versions after and including 4.3 and before 4.6.2 are vulnerable to a cross-site scripting (XSS) attack.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.0094 61st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Will not fix Red Hat: no fix planned
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elastic | Kibana | 4.3 to 4.6.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Kibana VendorElastic Affected 4.3 to 4.6.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 14
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.3.0 | Vulnerable | Elastic |
| cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.3.1 | Vulnerable | Elastic |
| cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:4.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.3.2 | Vulnerable | Elastic |
| cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:4.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.3.3 | Vulnerable | Elastic |
| cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:4.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.4.0 | Vulnerable | Elastic |
| cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:4.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.4.1 | Vulnerable | Elastic |
| cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:4.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.4.2 | Vulnerable | Elastic |
| cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:4.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.5.0 | Vulnerable | Elastic |
| cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:4.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.5.1 | Vulnerable | Elastic |
| cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:4.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.5.2 | Vulnerable | Elastic |
- cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:4.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.0 Vulnerable ·Elastic
- cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:4.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.1 Vulnerable ·Elastic
- cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:4.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.2 Vulnerable ·Elastic
- cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:4.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.3.3 Vulnerable ·Elastic
- cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:4.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.4.0 Vulnerable ·Elastic
- cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:4.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.4.1 Vulnerable ·Elastic
- cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:4.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.4.2 Vulnerable ·Elastic
- cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:4.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.0 Vulnerable ·Elastic
- cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:4.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.1 Vulnerable ·Elastic
- cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:4.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.2 Vulnerable ·Elastic
Show 4 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:4.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.5.3 | Vulnerable | Elastic |
| cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:4.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.5.4 | Vulnerable | Elastic |
| cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:4.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.6.0 | Vulnerable | Elastic |
| cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:4.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 4.6.1 | Vulnerable | Elastic |
- cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:4.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.3 Vulnerable ·Elastic
- cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:4.5.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.5.4 Vulnerable ·Elastic
- cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:4.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6.0 Vulnerable ·Elastic
- cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:4.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 4.6.1 Vulnerable ·Elastic
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
| Product | Status | Plan or fix |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo) Operational Tools | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty) Operational Tools | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
| Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka) Operational Tools | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
Not affected: 2 products
- Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton) Operational Tools
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-10366
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2fr8-xhpc-wf7p
References
More Elastic Kibana vulnerabilities
- TI-2019-05363 Code injection in Elastic Kibana KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
- TI-2018-12328 Kibana versions before 6.4.3 and 5.6.13 contain an arbitrary file inclusion flaw in the… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2025-18692 Kibana arbitrary code execution via prototype pollution CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-05660 Code injection in Elastic Kibana CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-24803 Deserialization of untrusted data in Elastic Kibana CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2024-24800 Kibana arbitrary code execution via YAML deserialization CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
Sources
- CVE-2016-10366 · CVE Program
- CVE-2016-10366 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-2fr8-xhpc-wf7p · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2016-10366 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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