CVE-2020-7016

What it is

Kibana versions before 6.8.11 and 7.8.1 contain a denial of service (DoS) flaw in Timelion. An attacker can construct a URL that when viewed by a Kibana user can lead to the Kibana process consuming large amounts of CPU and becoming unresponsive.

At a glance

Exploitability

Can be exploited over the network with a low-privilege account, but needs a user to act. High risk of service disruption.

Exploit odds

1.1% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).

Fix

A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.

Timeline

1. 2020-07-27 18:15 UTC PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
2. 2026-06-17 03:24 UTC Last updatedMost recent change to the record

Why it ranks here

• Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
• Exploit odds: 1.1% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
• Severity: 4.8 MEDIUM (CVSS).
• Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.

Details

Published

2020-07-27 18:15 UTC

Last modified

2026-06-17 03:24 UTC

Exploit probability

1.1% · EPSS, next 30 days

Weakness

CWE-185

Record status

Modified

Affected

• Elasticsearch Kibana < 6.8.11
• Elasticsearch Kibana < 7.8.1
• Oracle Communications Billing And Revenue Management 12.0.0.3.0
• Oracle Communications Cloud Native Core Network Function Cloud Native Environment 1.7.0
• Oracle Peoplesoft Enterprise Peopletools 8.58

Attack profile CVSS 3.1 · 4.8

Attack vector

Network

Complexity

High

Privileges needed

Low

User interaction

Required

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

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