# Kibana 7.17.0 Security Update

**URL:** <https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-7-17-0-security-update/296215>\
**Category:** Security Announcements\
**Created:** [February 3, 2022, 5:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-7-17-0-security-update/296215 "2022-02-03T17:34:35Z")\
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**Author:** ![douglasday](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/user_avatar/discuss.elastic.co/douglasday/32/74044_2.png) [@douglasday](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/douglasday)\
**Post date:** [February 3, 2022, 5:34pm UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-7-17-0-security-update/296215/1 "2022-02-03T17:34:35Z")

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**Kibana Cross-site scripting issue (ESA-2022-01)**

An XSS vulnerability was found in Kibana index patterns. Using this vulnerability, an authenticated user with permissions to create index patterns can inject malicious javascript into the index pattern which could execute against other users.

**Affected Versions:**

Versions 7.5.1 through 7.16.3

**Solutions and Mitigations:**

Users on affected versions should upgrade to the latest version of Kibana.

**CVSSv3:** 8.1 - AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N  
**CVE ID:** CVE-2022-23707

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/elastic/original/3X/1/a/1ac57faf039f6b580b3f104ef42a2a89e41014de.png) [@system](https://discuss.elastic.co/u/system)\
**Post date:** [November 4, 2022, 8:34am UTC](https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-7-17-0-security-update/296215/2 "2022-11-04T08:34:04Z")

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