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CVE-2021-22136

In Kibana versions before 7.12.0 and 6.8.15 a flaw in the session timeout was discovered where the xpack.security.sessio

In Kibana versions before 7.12.0 and 6.8.15 a flaw in the session timeout was discovered where the xpack.security.session.idleTimeout setting is not being respected. This was caused by background polling activities unintentionally extending authenticated users sessions, preventing a user session from timing out.

LOW · CVSS 3.5 EPSS 0.00049
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  • No active-exploitation, high-EPSS, or public-exploit signals - routine patching cadence
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Weakness Classification

CWE-613Insufficient Session Expiration
CWE-613Insufficient Session Expiration
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Affected Products & Versions

2
elastic kibana< 6.8.15
elastic kibana>= 7.0.0 and < 7.12.0
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Scoring & Timeline

3.5
LOW · CVSS v3.1 · security@elastic.co
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Attack Vector
Network Adjacent Local Physical
Attack Complexity
Low High
Privileges Required
None Low High
User Interaction
None Required
Scope
Unchanged Changed
Confidentiality
None Low High
Integrity
None Low High
Availability
None Low High
Published to NVD13 May 2021 · 06:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
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References & Sources

1
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-7-12-0-and-6-8-15-security-update/268125Vendor Advisory
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