CVE-2017-8440 — Starting in version 5
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.
Published
2017-06-05T14:29:00.357
Last modified
2026-05-13T00:24:29.033
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
01What is this vulnerability?
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.
02Affected products
No structured affected-product list available — see references below for vendor advisories.
03Active exploitation status
Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.
04Recommended remediation
- Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
- Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
- Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.
05Technical details
For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.
06Detection signatures
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07Related CVEs
No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.
08Timeline
- Published: 2017-06-05T14:29:00.357
- Last modified: 2026-05-13T00:24:29.033
09References
- discuss.elastic.co — https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-5-4-1-and-5-3-3-security-updates/8795…
- www.elastic.co — https://www.elastic.co/blog/kibana-5-4-1-and-5-3-3-released
- www.elastic.co — https://www.elastic.co/community/security
- discuss.elastic.co — https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-5-4-1-and-5-3-3-security-updates/8795…
- www.elastic.co — https://www.elastic.co/blog/kibana-5-4-1-and-5-3-3-released
- www.elastic.co — https://www.elastic.co/community/security
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