Elastic Kibana up to 9.0.5/9.1.2 reporting_user authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Elastic Kibana up to 9.0.5/9.1.2. It has been rated as problematic. The affected element is the function reporting_user. This manipulation causes authorization. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-25010. The attack can be initiated remotely. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Elastic Kibana up to 9.0.5/9.1.2. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is the function reporting_user. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-863. The product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check. This allows attackers to bypass intended access restrictions. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Incorrect authorization in Kibana can lead to privilege escalation via the built-in reporting_user role which incorrectly has the ability to access all Kibana Spaces.

It is possible to read the advisory at discuss.elastic.co. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-25010 since 01/31/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 09/06/2025).

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 261465 (Kibana 9.0.x < 9.0.6 / 9.1.x < 9.1.3 Incorrect Authorization (ESA-2025-13)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (261465), EUVD (EUVD-2025-26116) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-1923). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Affected

  • Open Source Kibana

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.4

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.3
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CNA Base Score: 6.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-863 / CWE-285 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 261465
Nessus Name: Kibana 9.0.x < 9.0.6 / 9.1.x < 9.1.3 Incorrect Authorization (ESA-2025-13)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

01/31/2025 CVE reserved
08/28/2025 +208 days Advisory disclosed
08/28/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/06/2025 +8 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: discuss.elastic.co
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-25010 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-25010
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-321811
EUVD: 🔒
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-1923 - Kibana: Schwachstelle erm&ouml;glicht Umgehen von Sicherheitsmechanismen

Entryinfo

Created: 08/28/2025 21:07
Updated: 09/06/2025 00:19
Changes: 08/28/2025 21:07 (61), 08/29/2025 10:33 (7), 08/29/2025 11:07 (1), 09/06/2025 00:19 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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