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CVE-2024-52972

Kibana allocation of resources without limits or throttling leads to crash

Severity Score

6.5
*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

0
*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

-
*KEV

Decision

Track
*SSVC
Descriptions

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.

*Credits: N/A
CVSS Scores
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Complete
* Common Vulnerability Scoring System
SSVC
  • Decision:Track
Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Tech. Impact
Partial
* Organization's Worst-case Scenario
Timeline
  • 2024-11-18 CVE Reserved
  • 2025-01-23 CVE Published
  • 2025-01-23 CVE Updated
  • 2025-01-24 EPSS Updated
  • ---------- Exploited in Wild
  • ---------- KEV Due Date
  • ---------- First Exploit
CWE
  • CWE-770: Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling
CAPEC
Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions
Vendor Product Version Other Status
Vendor Product Version Other Status <-- --> Vendor Product Version Other Status
Elastic
Search vendor "Elastic"
 Kibana
Search vendor "Elastic" for product "Kibana"
 >= 8.0.0 < 8.15.0
Search vendor "Elastic" for product "Kibana" and version " >= 8.0.0 < 8.15.0"
en
Affected
Elastic
Search vendor "Elastic"
 Kibana
Search vendor "Elastic" for product "Kibana"
 >= 7.0.0 < 7.17.23
Search vendor "Elastic" for product "Kibana" and version " >= 7.0.0 < 7.17.23"
en
Affected