Security advisory

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  "id": "cb4a0554766fa122b9255b7196be1785746dec5e2318cba29a78306d209b32b3",
  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2017-8439",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "CVE-2017-8439",
    "summary": "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.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2017-8439",
    "products": [],
    "severity": "medium",
    "structured": {
      "id": "CVE-2017-8439",
      "aliases": [
        "CVE-2017-8439"
      ],
      "metrics": [
        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
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            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/elastic/elasticsearch",
              "type": "GIT",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "780f8c429c5b945035c887ec93a64579cc1d0f20"
                },
                {
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                }
              ],
              "database_specific": {
                "extracted_events": [
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:5.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "5.4.0"
                      },
                      {
                        "last_affected": "5.4.0"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_STRING"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
            "5.4.0",
            "v5.4.0"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2017-8439.json"
          }
        },
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "repo": "https://github.com/elastic/kibana",
              "type": "GIT",
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                {
                  "introduced": "75afc9fbb024df55fa01acd1a4c2f76d44961746"
                },
                {
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              ],
              "database_specific": {
                "extracted_events": [
                  {
                    "cpe": "cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:5.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*",
                    "range": [
                      {
                        "introduced": "5.4.0"
                      },
                      {
                        "last_affected": "5.4.0"
                      }
                    ],
                    "source": "CPE_STRING"
                  }
                ]
              }
            }
          ],
          "versions": [
            "5.4.0",
            "v5.4.0"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://storage.googleapis.com/cve-osv-conversion/osv-output/CVE-2017-8439.json"
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-24T10:30:49.368634612Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
        "https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-5-4-1-and-5-3-3-security-updates/87952",
        "https://www.elastic.co/blog/kibana-5-4-1-and-5-3-3-released",
        "https://www.elastic.co/community/security"
      ],
      "provider_metadata": {}
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2017-8439",
        "evidence": "/id"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 436978,
  "published_at": "2017-06-05T14:29:00.31+00:00"
}