CVEs / CVE-2019-7609
CVE-2019-7609: Kibana Arbitrary Code Execution
- Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 10 Jan 2022
- critical 10 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
- EPSS 95.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
- Last changed at its sources
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Summary
Kibana contain an arbitrary code execution flaw in the Timelion visualizer.
Description
Kibana versions before 5.6.15 and 6.6.1 contain an arbitrary code execution flaw in the Timelion visualizer. An attacker with access to the Timelion application could send a request that will attempt to execute javascript code. This could possibly lead to an attacker executing arbitrary commands with permissions of the Kibana process on the host system.
Affected and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| Elastic Kibana | before 5.6.15 and 6.6.1 | — |
Exploitation
| In CISA KEV since | 10 Jan 2022 |
|---|---|
| Due date for US federal agencies | 10 Jul 2022 |
| Used in ransomware campaigns | Unknown |
| Required action | Apply updates per vendor instructions. |
Severity
| CVSS 3.1 | 10 criticalCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:HScored by NVD |
|---|---|
| Weakness | CWE-94 |
References
- CVE-2019-7609 on NVD
- CVE-2019-7609 in the CISA KEV catalog
- CVE-2019-7609 on OSV
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/174569/Kibana-Timelion-Prototype-Pollution-Remote-Code-Execution.html Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:2824 Third Party Advisory
- https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2860 Third Party Advisory
- https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-6-6-1-and-5-6-15-security-update/169077 Vendor Advisory
- https://www.elastic.co/community/security Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-7609 US Government Resource
Sources
Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.
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