Elastic Kibana up to 7.17.17/8.12.x File unrestricted upload

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Elastic Kibana up to 7.17.17/8.12.x. It has been rated as critical. Impacted is an unknown function of the component File Handler. This manipulation causes unrestricted upload. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2025-25016. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Elastic Kibana up to 7.17.17/8.12.x. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component File Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a unrestricted upload vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-434. The product allows the attacker to upload or transfer files of dangerous types that can be automatically processed within the product's environment. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Unrestricted file upload in Kibana allows an authenticated attacker to compromise software integrity by uploading a crafted malicious file due to insufficient server-side validation.

The advisory is shared at discuss.elastic.co. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-25016 since 01/31/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1608.002 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 7.17.18 or 8.13.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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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: Unrestricted upload
CWE: CWE-434 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Kibana 7.17.18/8.13.0

Timelineinfo

01/31/2025 🔍
05/01/2025 +89 days 🔍
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10/02/2025 +154 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: discuss.elastic.co
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-25016 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-25016
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-306817

Entryinfo

Created: 05/01/2025 15:28
Updated: 10/02/2025 23:34
Changes: 05/01/2025 15:28 (64), 10/02/2025 23:34 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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