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CVE-2017-8440
Starting in version 5.3.0, Kibana had a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Discover page that could allow an attacker to…
Medium6.1EPSS 0.99%
- Published
- Updated
- Reserved
- Assigned by
- elastic
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.
Timeline
ID reserved
By elastic
- 34 days later
· 34 days later
Published
- 7 years later
· 7 years later
Record updated
Changes after publication (a new score, a public exploit, EPSS crossing 1, 10 or 50 %, leaving KEV) are kept since November 2026; earlier ones are not known.
Scores
| Scored by | CVSS | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| NVDNVD · Modified | 3.0 | Medium6.1 | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N |
- EPSS (exploitation in 30 days)
- 0.99% · top 37% of all CVEs (8 Nov 2026)
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The list uses the assigner's score when there is one, then CISA's, then NVD's: Medium 6.1.
Weakness
Affected products
References (3)
- https://www.elastic.co/blog/kibana-5-4-1-and-5-3-3-released (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-5-4-1-and-5-3-3-security-updates/87952 (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
- https://www.elastic.co/community/security (opens in a new tab)x_refsource_CONFIRMx_transferred
Sources
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- CIRCL Vulnerability-Lookup (opens in a new tab)
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