Elastic Kibana up to 9.1.3 cross site scripting

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Elastic Kibana up to 7.17.29/8.18.7/8.19.3/9.0.6/9.1.3 and classified as problematic. Affected is an unknown function. Executing a manipulation can lead to cross site scripting. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2025-25017. The attack may be performed from remote. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Elastic Kibana up to 7.17.29/8.18.7/8.19.3/9.0.6/9.1.3. This vulnerability affects an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cross site scripting vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-79. The product does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes user-controllable input before it is placed in output that is used as a web page that is served to other users. As an impact it is known to affect integrity. CVE summarizes:

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation in Kibana can lead to Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)

The advisory is available at discuss.elastic.co. This vulnerability was named CVE-2025-25017 since 01/31/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. Successful exploitation requires user interaction by the victim. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1059.007 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 269973 (Kibana 7.0.x <= 7.17.29 / 8.0.x <= 8.18.7 / 8.19.x <= 8.19.3 / 9.0.x <= 9.0.6 / 9.1.x <= 9.1.3 XSS (ESA-2025-16)), 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 vulnerability database at Tenable (269973). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.2

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.3
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NVD Base Score: 6.1
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CNA Base Score: 8.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Cross site scripting
CWE: CWE-79 / CWE-94 / CWE-74
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 269973
Nessus Name: Kibana 7.0.x <= 7.17.29 / 8.0.x <= 8.18.7 / 8.19.x <= 8.19.3 / 9.0.x <= 9.0.6 / 9.1.x <= 9.1.3 XSS (ESA-2025-16)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

01/31/2025 CVE reserved
10/10/2025 +251 days Advisory disclosed
10/10/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/30/2025 +20 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: discuss.elastic.co
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-25017 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-25017
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-327898

Entryinfo

Created: 10/10/2025 13:40
Updated: 10/30/2025 15:34
Changes: 10/10/2025 13:40 (61), 10/11/2025 07:42 (2), 10/30/2025 15:34 (9)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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