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CVE-2020-7017 json

In Kibana versions before 6.8.11 and 7.8.1 the region map visualization in contains a stored XSS flaw.

published 6y ago modified 2mo ago also BIT-elk-2020-7017 , BIT-kibana-2020-7017 , EUVD-2020-28154

cvss
6.7
version 3.1, NVD
cisa kev
Not listed
not in CISA's catalog
epss
1.2%
EPSS 1.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 68%
public exploits
0
none known

Summary

In Kibana versions before 6.8.11 and 7.8.1 the region map visualization in contains a stored XSS flaw. An attacker who is able to edit or create a region map visualization could obtain sensitive information or perform destructive actions on behalf of Kibana users who view the region map visualization.

Patch / fix

  • bitnami elk 6.8.11, 7.8.1
  • bitnami kibana 6.8.11, 7.8.1
  • elasticsearch kibana 6.8.11, 7.8.1

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Vendor advisories

What the vendors themselves say about their products: affected, fixed or not affected, and what to do.

red hat product security vex CVE-2020-7017 updated cvss 6.7

kibana: stored XSS in region map visualization

  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 kibana
    affected: no fix available “Fix deferred”
  • Red Hat OpenShift Container Platform 4 kibana, openshift4/ose-logging-kibana6
    affected: no fix available, no fix planned “Will not fix”

Red Hat CSAF VEX © Red Hat, Inc., from https://security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/vex/; changed: reduced to product statuses and remediations. CC BY 4.0 · csaf

Exploit prediction

1.22% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 68% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).

CVSS scores

assigned by version score vector
NVD 3.1 6.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
NVD 2.0 4.6 AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:P
OSV 3.1 6.7 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L

Affected packages

ecosystem package affected fixed in
bitnami elk
<6.8.11
>=7.0.0, <7.8.1
6.8.11
7.8.1
bitnami kibana
<6.8.11
>=7.0.0, <7.8.1
6.8.11
7.8.1

Affected products

  • Elastic Kibana

Classification

Weakness
  • CWE-79 Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation

References

Sources

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