# CVE-2021-22139: Kibana versions before 7.12.1 contain a denial of service vulnerability was found in the webhook actions due to a lack of timeout or a limit

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2021-05-13 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- Elastic Kibana: before 7.12.1

## Description

Kibana versions before 7.12.1 contain a denial of service vulnerability was found in the webhook actions due to a lack of timeout or a limit on the request size. An attacker with permissions to create webhook actions could drain the Kibana host connection pool, making Kibana unavailable for all other users.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Elastic Kibana, no fixed version is listed yet; follow the vendor advisory per the references below.
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## Related

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## References

- https://discuss.elastic.co/t/7-12-1-security-update/271433

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