CVE-2024-52972 — MEDIUM (6.5)

Q: How severe is CVE-2024-52972?

CVE-2024-52972 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Q: Is there a patch for CVE-2024-52972?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Elastic Kibana.

Vulnerability Description

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.

CVSS Score

6.5

MEDIUM

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

Attack Vector

NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

LOW

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Elastic	Kibana	< 7.17.23

Related Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-770

References

https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-7-17-23-8-15-0-security-updates-esa-2024-32-Issue TrackingPatchVendor Advisory

FAQ

What is CVE-2024-52972?

CVE-2024-52972 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM). 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 ...

How severe is CVE-2024-52972?

CVE-2024-52972 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2024-52972?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Elastic Kibana.