CVE-2024-12556
Kibana Prototype Pollution can lead to code injection
Prototype Pollution in Kibana can lead to code injection via unrestricted file upload combined with path traversal.
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
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Kibana Prototype Pollution can lead to code injection
Prototype Pollution in Kibana can lead to code injection via unrestricted file upload combined with path traversal.
- Record
CVE-2024-12556- CVSS 3.1
- 8.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-1321
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2024-54394
Prototype Pollution in Kibana can lead to code injection via unrestricted file upload combined with path traversal.
- Record
EUVD-2024-54394- CVSS 3.1
- 8.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-ww98-mrx2-m82h
Prototype Pollution in Kibana can lead to code injection via unrestricted file upload combined...
Prototype Pollution in Kibana can lead to code injection via unrestricted file upload combined with path traversal.
- Record
GHSA-ww98-mrx2-m82h- CVSS 3.1
- 8.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-1321
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
Prototype Pollution in Kibana can lead to code injection via unrestricted file upload combined with path traversal.
- Record
CVE-2024-12556- CVSS 3.1
- 8.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-1321
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
Kibana Prototype Pollution can lead to code injection
Prototype Pollution in Kibana can lead to code injection via unrestricted file upload combined with path traversal.
- Record
CVE-2024-12556- CVSS 3.1
- 8.7 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-1321
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-elk-2024-12556 No score
Kibana Prototype Pollution can lead to code injection
Prototype Pollution in Kibana can lead to code injection via unrestricted file upload combined with path traversal.
- Record
BIT-elk-2024-12556- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBIT-kibana-2024-12556 No score
Kibana Prototype Pollution can lead to code injection
Prototype Pollution in Kibana can lead to code injection via unrestricted file upload combined with path traversal.
- Record
BIT-kibana-2024-12556- 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-2024-12556 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.7) in Elastic Kibana, published April 8, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.56%, the 47th percentile. Fixed in elk 8.17.1.