Servers and applications
CVE-2017-8440
Starting in version 5.3.0, Kibana had a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Discover page that could allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information from or perform destructive actions on behalf of other Kibana users.
- Severity
- Medium 6.1
- Published
- 5 Jun 2017
- Last changed
- 17 Jun 2026
- Added to UpHeron
- 1 Nov 2026
- Exploit chance
- 1% in the next 30 daysHigher than 62% of CVEs. EPSS by FIRST, 11 Nov 2026
- Weakness
- Cross-site scripting (CWE-79)
- Attack
- Over the network · No login needed · Needs someone to click or open something
- Attacker can
- Read some data · Change some data
- CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N- Sources
- NVD
Affected software
| Software | Affected versions |
|---|---|
KibanaServers and applications · cpe:a:elastic:kibana |
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