CVE-2022-23711

Name: CVE-2022-23711
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2022-04-21T19:15:08.947+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

MEDIUMCVSS 5.3/10EPSS 0.86%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2022-23711 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 5.3/10 on the CVSS scale. A vulnerability in Kibana could expose sensitive information related to Elastic Stack monitoring in the Kibana page source. Elastic Stack monitoring features provide a way to keep a pulse on the health and performance of your Elasticsearch cluster. EPSS estimates a 0.86% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

A vulnerability in Kibana could expose sensitive information related to Elastic Stack monitoring in the Kibana page source. Elastic Stack monitoring features provide a way to keep a pulse on the health and performance of your Elasticsearch cluster. Authentication with a vulnerable Kibana instance is not required to view the exposed information. The Elastic Stack monitoring exposure only impacts users that have set any of the optional monitoring.ui.elasticsearch.* settings in order to configure Kibana as a remote UI for Elastic Stack Monitoring. The same vulnerability in Kibana could expose other non-sensitive application-internal information in the page source.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

5.3/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

EPSS Probability

0.86%

53.9th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-200

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
Elastic	Kibana	>= 7.2.1, < 7.17.3
Elastic	Kibana	>= 8.0.0, < 8.1.3

References

https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-7-17-3-and-8-1-3-security-update/302826Vendor Advisory
https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-7-17-3-and-8-1-3-security-update/302826Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Apr 21, 2022
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Modified

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2022-23711?

How severe is CVE-2022-23711?

CVE-2022-23711 has a CVSS score of 5.3/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.86% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2022-23711?

Check the vendor references and advisories linked above for patched versions and mitigation guidance. You can also run a Strix scan to test if your systems are affected.

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Source: NVD / NIST