CVE-2024-11390
Kibana Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type Can Lead to XSS
Unrestricted upload of a file with dangerous type in Kibana can lead to arbitrary JavaScript execution in a victim’s browser (XSS) via crafted HTML and JavaScript files.
The attacker must have access to the Synthetics app AND/OR have access to write to the synthetics indices.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- Low
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Kibana Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type Can Lead to XSS
Unrestricted upload of a file with dangerous type in Kibana can lead to arbitrary JavaScript execution in a victim’s browser (XSS) via crafted HTML and JavaScript files.
The attacker must have access to the Synthetics app AND/OR have access to write to the synthetics indices.
- Record
CVE-2024-11390- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-13051
Unrestricted upload of a file with dangerous type in Kibana can lead to arbitrary JavaScript execution in a victim’s browser (XSS) via crafted HTML and JavaScript files.
The attacker must have access to the Synthetics app AND/OR have access to write to the synthetics indices.
- Record
EUVD-2025-13051- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-mv8v-9jrg-2c2w
Unrestricted upload of a file with dangerous type in Kibana can lead to arbitrary JavaScript...
Unrestricted upload of a file with dangerous type in Kibana can lead to arbitrary JavaScript execution in a victim’s browser (XSS) via crafted HTML and JavaScript files.
The attacker must have access to the Synthetics app AND/OR have access to write to the synthetics indices.
- Record
GHSA-mv8v-9jrg-2c2w- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Unrestricted upload of a file with dangerous type in Kibana can lead to arbitrary JavaScript execution in a victim’s browser (XSS) via crafted HTML and JavaScript files.
The attacker must have access to the Synthetics app AND/OR have access to write to the synthetics indices.
- Record
CVE-2024-11390- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Kibana Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type Can Lead to XSS
Unrestricted upload of a file with dangerous type in Kibana can lead to arbitrary JavaScript execution in a victim’s browser (XSS) via crafted HTML and JavaScript files.
The attacker must have access to the Synthetics app AND/OR have access to write to the synthetics indices.
- Record
CVE-2024-11390- CVSS 3.1
- 5.4 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-elk-2024-11390 No score
Kibana Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type Can Lead to XSS
Unrestricted upload of a file with dangerous type in Kibana can lead to arbitrary JavaScript execution in a victim’s browser (XSS) via crafted HTML and JavaScript files.
The attacker must have access to the Synthetics app AND/OR have access to write to the synthetics indices.
- Record
BIT-elk-2024-11390- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-kibana-2024-11390 No score
Kibana Unrestricted Upload of File with Dangerous Type Can Lead to XSS
Unrestricted upload of a file with dangerous type in Kibana can lead to arbitrary JavaScript execution in a victim’s browser (XSS) via crafted HTML and JavaScript files.
The attacker must have access to the Synthetics app AND/OR have access to write to the synthetics indices.
- Record
BIT-kibana-2024-11390- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2024-11390 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.4) in Elastic Kibana, published May 1, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.36%, the 30th percentile. Fixed in elk 7.17.23.