Elastic Kibana up to 8.17.2 File Upload prototype pollution

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in Elastic Kibana up to 8.17.2. This impacts an unknown function of the component File Upload Handler. The manipulation leads to prototype pollution. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-25012. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Elastic Kibana up to 8.17.2 and classified as critical. This issue affects some unknown functionality of the component File Upload Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a prototype pollution vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-1321. The product receives input from an upstream component that specifies attributes that are to be initialized or updated in an object, but it does not properly control modifications of attributes of the object prototype. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

URL redirection to an untrusted site ('Open Redirect') in Kibana can lead to sending a user to an arbitrary site and server-side request forgery via a specially crafted URL.

The advisory is shared at discuss.elastic.co. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-25012. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059 for this issue.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 232287 (Kibana 8.15.x < 8.17.3 (ESA_2025_06)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 8.17.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (232287) and EUVD (EUVD-2025-19084). Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.2

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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CNA Base Score: 4.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Prototype pollution
CWE: CWE-1321 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 232287
Nessus Name: Kibana 8.15.x < 8.17.3 (ESA_2025_06)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Kibana 8.17.3

Timelineinfo

03/06/2025 🔍
03/06/2025 +0 days 🔍
10/01/2025 +208 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: discuss.elastic.co
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-25012 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-25012
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-298769
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Entryinfo

Created: 03/06/2025 09:29
Updated: 10/01/2025 01:51
Changes: 03/06/2025 09:29 (51), 03/07/2025 16:22 (2), 06/25/2025 15:02 (12), 06/25/2025 15:16 (1), 10/01/2025 01:51 (10)
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Cache ID: 216::103

Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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