Kibana version 5.4.0 was affected by a Cross Site Scripting (XSS) bug in the Time Series Visual Builder. This bug could allow an attacker to obtain sensitive information from Kibana users.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2017-8439 is rated Moderate Risk (45.3/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.99%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
Risk is dynamic; we continuously reassess and refresh what is shown on this page as upstream context changes.
EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).
| # | Date | Old EPSS score | New EPSS score | Delta (New - Old) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2026-06-15 | 0.34% | 0.99% | +0.66% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 0.46% | 0.34% | -0.12% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 0.46% | — |
Full EPSS history (8 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.1 | 3.0 | MEDIUM |
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2.8 | 2.7 | [email protected] |
| 4.3 | 2.0 | MEDIUM |
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8.6 | 2.9 | [email protected] |
| vendor | priority | summary | link |
|---|---|---|---|
redhat
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medium | — | https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-8439 |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-5-4-1-and-5-3-3-security-updates/87952 | Mitigation Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.elastic.co/blog/kibana-5-4-1-and-5-3-3-released | Release Notes Vendor Advisory |
| https://www.elastic.co/community/security | Vendor Advisory |