Cross-site scripting in Elastic Kibana
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 prior to 6.0.1 and 5.6.5 had a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via URL fields 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 0.00837 57th 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 | before 6.0.1 and 5.6.5 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Kibana VendorElastic Affected before 6.0.1 and 5.6.5 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 12
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:5.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.6.0 | Vulnerable | Elastic |
| cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:5.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.6.1 | Vulnerable | Elastic |
| cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:5.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.6.2 | Vulnerable | Elastic |
| cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:5.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.6.3 | Vulnerable | Elastic |
| cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:5.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 5.6.4 | Vulnerable | Elastic |
| cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.0 | Vulnerable | Elastic |
| cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:6.0.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.0 alpha1 | Vulnerable | Elastic |
| cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:6.0.0:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.0 alpha2 | Vulnerable | Elastic |
| cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:6.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.0 beta1 | Vulnerable | Elastic |
| cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:6.0.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* | 6.0.0 beta2 | Vulnerable | Elastic |
- cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:5.6.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.0 Vulnerable ·Elastic
- cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:5.6.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.1 Vulnerable ·Elastic
- cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:5.6.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.2 Vulnerable ·Elastic
- cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:5.6.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.3 Vulnerable ·Elastic
- cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:5.6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 5.6.4 Vulnerable ·Elastic
- cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:6.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.0 Vulnerable ·Elastic
- cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:6.0.0:alpha1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.0 alpha1 Vulnerable ·Elastic
- cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:6.0.0:alpha2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.0 alpha2 Vulnerable ·Elastic
- cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:6.0.0:beta1:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.0 beta1 Vulnerable ·Elastic
- cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:6.0.0:beta2:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 6.0.0 beta2 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 OpenShift Enterprise 3 | 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 |
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-11481
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-hjcr-mhf6-4rv6
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-2017-11481 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-11481 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-hjcr-mhf6-4rv6 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2017-11481 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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