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.

Score

CVSS 3.1 10.0 Critical

Status

Analyzed - security@elastic.co

Published

2019-03-25

Last modified

2025-10-21

Known exploited (CISA KEV)

since 2022-01-10, action due 2022-07-10: Apply updates per vendor instructions.

Weaknesses

CWE-94

Affected products

• Kibana (Elastic)
• Openshift Container Platform (Redhat)

References

• http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/174569/Kibana-Timelion-Prototype-Pollution-Remote-Code-Execution.html
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:2824
• https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2860
• https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-6-6-1-and-5-6-15-security-update/169077
• https://www.elastic.co/community/security
• https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-7609