Description
Kibana versions 5.3.0 to 6.4.1 had a cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability via the source field formatter that could allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information from or perform destructive actions on behalf of other Kibana users.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Elastic | Kibana | after 5.3.0, before 5.6.12 and 6.4.1 | — |
Fixed in Linux distributions
Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.
Red Hat
Security tracker ↗| Release | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | atomic-openshift +11 | 3.11.43-1.git.0.647ac05.el7 | RHSA-2018:3537 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | jenkins-2-plugins | 3.11.1539805268-1.el7 | RHSA-2018:3537 |
| Red Hat OpenShift 3 | kibana | 5.6.12-1.el7 | RHSA-2018:3537 |
Advisories 1
- RHSA-2018:3537 Red Hat Security Advisory: OpenShift Container Platform 3.11 security update Red Hat Security Advisories (RHSA) · Oct 16, 2026