CVE-2020-7016
MEDIUM
4.8
CVSS Score
Published: July 27, 2020 at 06:00 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:24 AM UTC
4 products affected across 2 vendorsPeopleSoft Enterprise PeopleToolsKibanaCommunications Billing and Revenue Management
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Severity
MEDIUM4.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
Description
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.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 6.8.117.0.0 ≤ v < 7.8.1
Affected range stops below 6.8.11, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 7.8.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
References (3)
x_refsource_MISCRelease NotesVendor Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://discuss.elastic.co/t/elastic-stack-6-8-11-and-7-8-1-security-update/242786x_refsource_MISCPatchThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.oracle.com//security-alerts/cpujul2021.htmlCVSS
- Attack Vector
- NETWORK
- Complexity
- HIGH
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- REQUIRED
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- NONE
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-185CWE-400
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