CVE-2024-37279: elastic kibana Improper Access Control
CVSS: 4.3v3.1MediumModified
Published 13-06-2024Last modified 13-03-2025
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2024-37279 is a medium (CVSS 4.3) Improper Access Control vulnerability in elastic kibana. EPSS estimates a 0.37% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 29.8% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
4.3/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (CVE.org)EPSS score
0.37%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Timeline
- 13-06-2024PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 13-03-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
A flaw was discovered in Kibana, allowing view-only users of alerting to use the run_soon API making the alerting rule run continuously, potentially affecting the system availability if the alerting rule is running complex queries.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 2 sources · 1 versionMedium 4.3Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:LSourcesAll 2 agree
- NVDNIST4.3MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
EPSS trend
Probability
0.37%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
30%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.37% on 21-09-2026
21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score0.37%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Elastic1 product
- kibana≥ 8.6.3, ≤ 8.13.4 | ≥ 8.6.3, < 8.14.0
1 vendor · 1 product