Open redirect in Elastic Kibana
Priority LOW 29CWE-601Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- Required
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Spoofing
- 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-601.
Summary
The Kibana fix for CVE-2017-8451 was found to be incomplete. With X-Pack installed, Kibana versions before 6.0.1 and 5.6.5 have an open redirect vulnerability on the login page that would enable an attacker to craft a link that redirects to an arbitrary website.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00738 54th 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 OpenShift Enterprise 3 | Affected | No fix planned: Will not fix |
Not affected: 7 products
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux OpenStack Platform 7 (Kilo) Operational Tools
- Red Hat JBoss Fuse 6
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 10 (Newton)
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 11 (Ocata)
- Red Hat OpenStack Platform 12 (Pike)
- 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-2017-11482
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-28c3-wp2j-prjr
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-2017-11482 · CVE Program
- CVE-2017-11482 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-28c3-wp2j-prjr · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2017-11482 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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