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5601

Kibana

TCP
Monitoring High Risk
Kibana — Elasticsearch dashboard, CVE-2019-7609 prototype pollution RCE

🔍 How to Scan Port 5601

nmap -sV -p 5601 target
nmap -sV -sC --script=banner -p 5601 target
nc -zv target 5601

🛡️ Security Considerations

  • Scan port 5601 with nmap -sV to identify the exact service and version
  • If Kibana is not needed, close or firewall this port immediately
  • Check for default credentials if a management interface runs on this port
  • Use searchsploit kibana to find known exploits
  • Monitor traffic on port 5601 with Wireshark or tcpdump for anomalies
  • Ensure the service is patched to the latest version to prevent known CVE exploitation
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