Kibana
CVE-2024-11390
MEDIUM
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V5 - File Handling File type validation, storage isolation
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Command and Control, Persistence The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 5.4 (MEDIUM). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, user interaction required. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.27%. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | A remote attacker could upload malicious files that can be executed on the server by sending crafted requests to the affected application. |
Get an e-mail when this CVE is exploited, patched or re-scored. Free account.
Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Mar 28, 2026
Unrestricted upload of a file with dangerous type in Kibana can lead to arbitrary JavaScript execution in a victim’s browser (XSS) via crafted HTML and JavaScript files. Rated medium severity (CVSS 5.4), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. This Unrestricted File Upload vulnerability could allow attackers to upload malicious files that can be executed on the server.
RemediationAI
A vendor patch is available. Apply the latest security update as soon as possible. Validate file types server-side, store uploads outside webroot, use random filenames, scan for malware.
Affects your stack
Find out whether the stacks and servers you run are on an affected version.
Checking this CVE against your own stacks and servers is part of the Basic plan and up.
Technical ContextAI · show details
This vulnerability is classified as Unrestricted File Upload (CWE-434), which allows attackers to upload malicious files that can be executed on the server. Unrestricted upload of a file with dangerous type in Kibana can lead to arbitrary JavaScript execution in a victim’s browser (XSS) via crafted HTML and JavaScript files. The attacker must have access to the Synthetics app AND/OR have access to write to the synthetics indices. Affected products include: Elastic Kibana.
Know when Kibana gets its next vulnerability
- Watch products and get an email when something new is published
- Check this CVE against your own stack and servers
- Exploit and PoC references, threat intelligence from 22 sources
No credit card · 7-day full trial
Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
Lifecycle Timeline
2DescriptionCVE.org
Unrestricted upload of a file with dangerous type in Kibana can lead to arbitrary JavaScript execution in a victim’s browser (XSS) via crafted HTML and JavaScript files.
The attacker must have access to the Synthetics app AND/OR have access to write to the synthetics indices.
Executive ViewAI
CVE-2024-11390 presents moderate security risk, a unrestricted file upload vulnerability rated CVSS 5.4. This could allow unauthorized file access. A patch is available and should be applied during regular vulnerability management.
Apply vendor patch. If patching is delayed: restrict file access via WAF, implement allowlists.
Threat Intelligence Overview
NVD
CVE.org
EPSS
How this decision was reached
The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.
What every action level means
SSVC AssessmentENISA
Priority Score
Attack Technique
Cross-Site Scripting occurs when an application accepts untrusted data and sends it to a web browser without proper validation or encoding.
Malicious file upload attacks exploit insufficient validation when web applications accept user-provided files.
Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org
Kibana versions before 5.6.15 and 6.6.1 contain an arbitrary code execution flaw in the Timelion visualizer. Rated criti
Kibana versions 6.7.0 to 6.8.8 and 7.0.0 to 7.6.2 contain a prototype pollution flaw in the Upgrade Assistant. Rated hig
Kibana versions before 6.4.3 and 5.6.13 contain an arbitrary file inclusion flaw in the Console plugin. Rated critical s
Prototype pollution in Kibana leads to arbitrary code execution via a crafted file upload and specifically crafted HTTP
Kibana versions 4.0 to 4.6, 5.0 to 5.6.12, and 6.0 to 6.4.2 contain an error in the way authorization credentials are us
A Prototype pollution vulnerability in Kibana leads to arbitrary code execution via crafted HTTP requests to machine lea
Kibana versions before 6.6.1 contain an arbitrary code execution flaw in the security audit logger. Rated critical sever
Prototype Pollution in Kibana can lead to code injection via unrestricted file upload combined with path traversal. Rate
Authorization bypass in Kibana's Fleet package installation process lets an authenticated user who holds delegated Fleet
Privilege escalation in Elastic Kibana's Agent Builder component (versions 9.4.0-9.4.3) allows authenticated low-privile
A deserialization issue in Kibana can lead to arbitrary code execution when Kibana attempts to parse a YAML document con
Kibana version 8.7.0 contains an arbitrary code execution flaw. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this vulnerability is re
GitHub PoC
Exploit-DB