Kibana versions prior to 5.6.1 had a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in Timelion…
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
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
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.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01071 65th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 22
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.0 | Vulnerable | Elastic |
| cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.1 | Vulnerable | Elastic |
| cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.0.2 | Vulnerable | Elastic |
| cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1.1 | Vulnerable | Elastic |
| cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1.2 | Vulnerable | Elastic |
| cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.2.0 | Vulnerable | Elastic |
| cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.2.1 | Vulnerable | Elastic |
| cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:5.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.2.2 | Vulnerable | Elastic |
| cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:5.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.3.0 | Vulnerable | Elastic |
| cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:5.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.3.1 | Vulnerable | Elastic |
- cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:5.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.0 Vulnerable ·Elastic
- cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:5.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.1 Vulnerable ·Elastic
- cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:5.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.0.2 Vulnerable ·Elastic
- cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:5.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.1 Vulnerable ·Elastic
- cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:5.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.2 Vulnerable ·Elastic
- cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:5.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.0 Vulnerable ·Elastic
- cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:5.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.1 Vulnerable ·Elastic
- cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:5.2.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.2.2 Vulnerable ·Elastic
- cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:5.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3.0 Vulnerable ·Elastic
- cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:5.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3.1 Vulnerable ·Elastic
Show 12 more CPE
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:5.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.3.2 | Vulnerable | Elastic |
| cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:5.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.3.3 | Vulnerable | Elastic |
| cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:5.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.4.0 | Vulnerable | Elastic |
| cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:5.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.4.1 | Vulnerable | Elastic |
| cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:5.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.4.2 | Vulnerable | Elastic |
| cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:5.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.4.3 | Vulnerable | Elastic |
| cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5.0 | Vulnerable | Elastic |
| cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5.1 | Vulnerable | Elastic |
| cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:5.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5.2 | Vulnerable | Elastic |
| cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:5.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.5.3 | Vulnerable | Elastic |
| cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:5.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.6.0 | Vulnerable | Elastic |
| cpe:2.3:a:elasticsearch:kibana:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.1.0 | Vulnerable | Elasticsearch |
- cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:5.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3.2 Vulnerable ·Elastic
- cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:5.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.3.3 Vulnerable ·Elastic
- cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:5.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.4.0 Vulnerable ·Elastic
- cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:5.4.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.4.1 Vulnerable ·Elastic
- cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:5.4.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.4.2 Vulnerable ·Elastic
- cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:5.4.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.4.3 Vulnerable ·Elastic
- cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:5.5.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.0 Vulnerable ·Elastic
- cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:5.5.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.1 Vulnerable ·Elastic
- cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:5.5.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.2 Vulnerable ·Elastic
- cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:5.5.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.5.3 Vulnerable ·Elastic
- cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:5.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.0 Vulnerable ·Elastic
- cpe:2.3:a:elasticsearch:kibana:5.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.1.0 Vulnerable ·Elasticsearch
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
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
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-11479
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-3chc-mx35-j8gg
References
Sources
- CVE-2017-11479 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-11479 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-3chc-mx35-j8gg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2017-11479 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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