CVE-2017-8440
Quick assessment
Affected
Elastic Kibana
Exploitation
No confirmed in-the-wild exploitation; assess based on exposure
Recommended action
Check the vendor advisory and references for a fixed version. If immediate upgrade is impossible, restrict exposure and increase monitoring.
Elasticsearch Kibana（前称elasticsearch-dashboard）是荷兰Elasticsearch公司的一套开源的、基于浏览器的分析和搜索Elasticsearch仪表板工具。 Elasticsearch Kibana 5.3版本和5.4版本中的Discover页面存在跨站脚本漏洞。远程攻击者可利用该漏洞获取敏感信息或以其他Kibana用户身份执行破坏性操作。
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I. Basic Information for CVE-2017-8440
Vulnerability Information
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Vulnerability Title
N/A
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Description
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.
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Type
在Web页面生成时对输入的转义处理不恰当(跨站脚本)
Source: CVE Program / CVE List V5
Vulnerability Title
Elasticsearch Kibana 跨站脚本漏洞
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Description
Elasticsearch Kibana（前称elasticsearch-dashboard）是荷兰Elasticsearch公司的一套开源的、基于浏览器的分析和搜索Elasticsearch仪表板工具。 Elasticsearch Kibana 5.3版本和5.4版本中的Discover页面存在跨站脚本漏洞。远程攻击者可利用该漏洞获取敏感信息或以其他Kibana用户身份执行破坏性操作。
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
CVSS Information
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Vulnerability Type
N/A
Source: CNNVD (China National Vulnerability Database)
Affected Products
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Security Blog Posts for CVE-2017-8440 (1)
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https://www.elastic.co/blog/kibana-5-4-1-and-5-3-3-released x_refsource_CONFIRM
Other References for CVE-2017-8440 (2)
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https://www.elastic.co/community/security x_refsource_CONFIRM
Same Patch Batch · Elastic · 2017-06-05 · 4 CVEs total
| CVE-2017-8438 | Elastic X-Pack Security 权限许可和访问控制漏洞 | |
| CVE-2017-8439 | Elasticsearch Kibana 跨站脚本漏洞 | |
| CVE-2017-8441 | Elastic X-Pack Security 权限许可和访问控制漏洞 |
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