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TI-2017-05983 Aliases CVE-2017-8443GHSA-8379-8jj9-c2jj

Information disclosure in Elastic Kibana X-Pack Security

Priority LOW 31CWE-598Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.

Summary

In Kibana X-Pack security versions prior to 5.4.3 if a Kibana user opens a crafted Kibana URL the result could be a redirect to an improperly initialized Kibana login screen. If the user enters credentials on this screen, the credentials will appear in the URL bar. The credentials could then be viewed by untrusted parties or logged into the Kibana access logs.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01104 65th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Kibana X-Pack Security (Elastic): 5.4.3

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ElasticKibana X-Pack Securitybefore 5.4.35.4.3Patch availableCNA
  • Kibana X-Pack Security VendorElastic Affected before 5.4.3 Fixed in 5.4.3 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to 5.4.2VulnerableElastic
  • cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to 5.4.2 Vulnerable ·Elastic

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Kibana X-Pack Security (Elastic) Fixed in 5.4.3

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

Not affected: 4 products
  • Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo) Operational Tools
  • Red Hat OpenShift Enterprise 3
  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 8 (Liberty) Operational Tools
  • Red Hat OpenStack Platform 9 (Mitaka) Operational Tools

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-8443
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8379-8jj9-c2jj

References

Advisory 1

  • 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
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Sources

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