CVE-2024-52974 json
An issue has been identified where a specially crafted request sent to an Observability API could cause the kibana server to crash.
published last yr. modified 2mo ago also BIT-elk-2024-52974 , BIT-kibana-2024-52974 , EUVD-2025-10273
- cvss
- 6.5
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.4%
- EPSS 0.4% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 36%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
An issue has been identified where a specially crafted request sent to an Observability API could cause the kibana server to crash.
A successful attack requires a malicious user to have read permissions for Observability assigned to them.
Patch / fix
- bitnami elk 7.17.23, 8.15.1
- bitnami kibana 7.17.23, 8.15.1
- elastic kibana 7.17.23, 8.15.1
- elasticsearch kibana 7.17.23, 8.15.1
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- last yr.
Exploit prediction
0.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 36% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-11).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
| OSV | 3.1 | 6.5 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| bitnami | elk | >=7.17.0, <7.17.23 >=8.0.0, <8.15.1 |
7.17.23 8.15.1 |
| bitnami | kibana | >=7.17.0, <7.17.23 >=8.0.0, <8.15.1 |
7.17.23 8.15.1 |
Affected products
- Elastic Kibana
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-400 Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
References
-
discuss.elastic.co
/t/kibana-7-17-23-and-8-15-1-security-update-esa-2024-36/376923
issue-tracking, patch, vendor-advisory, advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-52974
web
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2024-52974
- NVD CVE-2024-52974
- OSV BIT-elk-2024-52974
- OSV BIT-kibana-2024-52974
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