Vulnerability Intelligence Report
Kibana Arbitrary Code Execution
CVE-2019-7609
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.
CISA KEV
Nuclei Template
SSVC: Active Exploitation
Automatable
CVSS Base Score
9.8
CRITICAL
Exploitability:3.9
Impact Score:5.9
EPSS Probability:95.34%
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Attack Surface
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Authentication
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Weaponization
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SSVC Action
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Weaknesses (CWE)
CWE-94 ↗CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')
Affected Products & Versions
| Vendor | Product | Affected Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Elastic | Kibana | before 5.6.15 and 6.6.1 (affected) |
References & Technical Advisories
No reference links found.
Threat Intelligence Signals
CISA KEV
ACTIVE IN CATALOG
Nuclei Template
SCANNER AVAILABLE
EPSS Score
95.338%
GitHub Advisory
Identity & Timeline
| Status | PUBLISHED |
| Assigning Authority | Elastic · Vendor · Netherlands |
| Reserved | 2019-02-07T00:00:00 |
| Published | 2019-03-25T00:00:00 |
| Last Updated | 2025-10-21T23:45:41 |
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