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CVE-2019-7609 — Kibana Arbitrary Code Execution

Kibana versions before 5.6.15 and 6.6.1 contain an arbitrary code execution flaw in the Timelion visualizer. An attacker with access to the Timelion application could send a request that will attempt to execute javascript code. This could possibly lead to an attacker executing ar

CVSS
EPSS
94.43% (top 0.00%)
CWE
CWE-94
Published
2019-03-25T00:00:00.000Z
Last modified
2025-10-21T23:45:41.577Z
CVSS vector
CISA KEV — Actively Exploited
Added to KEV
2022-01-10
BOD 22-01 due
2022-07-10
Ransomware use
Unknown

01What is this vulnerability?

Kibana versions before 5.6.15 and 6.6.1 contain an arbitrary code execution flaw in the Timelion visualizer. An attacker with access to the Timelion application could send a request that will attempt to execute javascript code. This could possibly lead to an attacker executing arbitrary commands with permissions of the Kibana process on the host system.

02Affected products

VendorProductVersions
ElasticKibanabefore 5.6.15 and 6.6.1

03Active exploitation status

Yes — actively exploited. Added to the CISA KEV catalog on 2022-01-10. Ransomware use: Unknown.

04Recommended remediation

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

09References

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