CVE-2021-22136

kibana: xpack.security.session.idleTimeout setting timeout not being respected

Published May 13, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 3.5 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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.

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-9288 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
elastic
Published
Updated
Aug 3, 2024, 6:30 PM
Reserved
Jan 4, 2021, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
May 13, 2021, 6:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 3:36 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
Mar 23, 2021, 12:00 AM