CVE-2024-52972 | Kibana allocation of resources without limits or throttling leads to crash

An allocation of resources without limits or throttling in Kibana can lead to a crash caused by a specially crafted request to /api/metrics/snapshot. This can be carried out by users with read access to the Observability Metrics or Logs features in Kibana.

Published: 2025-01-23 Last update: 2025-09-30 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2024-52972 is rated Moderate Risk (41.5/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.22%). Review affected assets and schedule remediation.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-52972

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 2026-05-09 0.29% 0.22% -0.07%
2 2026-04-18 0.18% 0.29% +0.11%
3 2025-11-18 — 0.18% —

Full EPSS history (5 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-52972

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
6.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:N)
Could be attacked over the internet or any normal routed network—not just someone sitting at the machine.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:N)
Doesn’t really leak secrets in a meaningful way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.8 3.6 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-52972

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-52972

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
elastic kibana < 7.17.23 cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
elastic kibana >= 8.0.0, < 8.15.0 cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2024-52972

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