In Kibana X-Pack security versions prior to 5.4.3 if a Kibana user opens a crafted Kibana URL the result could be a redirect to an improperly initialized Kibana login screen. If the user enters credentials on this screen, the credentials will appear in the URL bar. The credentials could then be viewed by untrusted parties or logged into the Kibana access logs.
Conclusion & alert: CVE-2017-8443 is rated Moderate Risk (48.2/100): CVSS Medium severity, with medium exploitation likelihood (EPSS 1.10%). Mandatory action: Review affected assets and schedule remediation.
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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 | 0.35% | 1.10% | +0.75% |
| 2 | 2025-03-30 | 0.69% | 0.35% | -0.33% |
| 3 | 2025-03-29 | — | 0.69% | — |
Full EPSS history (8 records total)
CVSS metrics for this CVE.
| Base score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability | Impact | Score source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6.5 | 3.0 | MEDIUM |
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2.8 | 3.6 | [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-2017-8443 |
suse
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medium | CVE-2017-8443 severity moderate: SUSE including 1 source package names (kibana), 1 product×package rows across 1 product lines (SUSE OpenStack Cloud 7): Known Not Affected 1. | https://www.suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-8443/ |
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.elastic.co/community/security | Vendor Advisory |