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CVE-2019-7609
CISA KEV
high
[KEV] Code Injection in Elastic kibana (CVE-2019-7609)
Summary
code injection in Elastic kibana (CVE-2019-7609). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. Listed in CISA KEV — actively exploited.
AI summary snake-internal / snake-material-v2
A vulnerability tracked as **CVE-2019-7609** has been found in Elastic kibana.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: ?/10.
Note: CISA has officially confirmed this is **actively exploited in the wild**. Treat it with elevated urgency.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Elastic kibana CVE-2019-7609" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2019-7609 (Elastic kibana) — CWE-94 /
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Listed in CISA KEV — actively exploited, treat as top priority.
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
❓ What is the problem
**arbitrary code execution** (CWE-94) exists in Elastic kibana.
📍 Affected scope
Elastic kibana — .
🔥 Severity
Severity: High. Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover **Listed in CISA KEV** — actively exploited in the wild, treat as top priority.
🔧 How to fix
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
🛡️ Workaround
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
🔍 Detection
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run `grep -r 'kibana' .` against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response Actions (7 steps)
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'kibana' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で `kibana` を grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。
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4Consider incident declaration escalate
Notify SOC / on-callCISA KEV登録済 = 実環境で悪用が観測されている。Step 3 で兆候があればインシデント対応宣言、無くてもパッチ適用までWAF強化を最優先で。
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7Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番では Step 3 と同じログクエリでアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- advisory NVD
- advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHBA-2019:2824
- advisory https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2860
- advisory https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-6-6-1-and-5-6-15-security-update/169077
- advisory https://www.elastic.co/community/security
- report http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/174569/Kibana-Timelion-Prototype-Pollution-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- web https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2019-7609