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CVE-2017-8439 (GCVE-0-2017-8439)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2017-06-05 14:00 – Updated: 2024-08-05 16:34
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Summary
Kibana version 5.4.0 was affected by a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) bug in the Time Series Visual Builder. This bug could allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information from Kibana users.
Severity
6.1 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Elastic Kibana Affected: 5.4.0
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Date Public
2017-06-01 00:00
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