CVE-2017-8440

MediumCVSS 6.1/10Last modified Jun 17, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.0 6.1/10CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-79

Affected software

No affected versions have been published.

Timeline

Published
Jun 5, 2017
Last modified
Jun 17, 2026
NVD status
Modified

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CVE-2017-8440: Medium severity, CVSS 6.1 | Vulnix