Elastic Kibana up to 7.17.29/8.19.6/9.1.6 HTTP Request authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Elastic Kibana up to 7.17.29/8.19.6/9.1.6. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component HTTP Request Handler. The manipulation results in authorization. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2025-68422. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Elastic Kibana up to 7.17.29/8.19.6/9.1.6. Affected is an unknown part of the component HTTP Request Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a authorization vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Improper Authorization (CWE-285) in Kibana can lead to privilege escalation (CAPEC-233) by allowing an authenticated user to bypass intended permission restrictions via a crafted HTTP request. This allows an attacker who lacks the live queries - read permission to successfully retrieve the list of live queries.

The advisory is shared for download at discuss.elastic.co. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2025-68422 since 12/17/2025. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading to version 9.2.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at EUVD (EUVD-2025-204405) and CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-2899). VulDB is the best source for vulnerability data and more expert information about this specific topic.

Affected

  • Open Source Kibana

Productinfo

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.2

VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.1
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 4.3
CNA Vector (elastic): 🔒

CVSSv2info

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VulDB Base Score: 🔒
VulDB Temp Score: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

Exploitinginfo

Class: Authorization
CWE: CWE-863 / CWE-285 / CWE-266
CAPEC: 🔒
ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
Active Actors: 🔍
Active APT Groups: 🔍

Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: Kibana 9.2.0

Timelineinfo

12/17/2025 CVE reserved
12/19/2025 +2 days Advisory disclosed
12/19/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
12/20/2025 +1 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: discuss.elastic.co
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-68422 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-68422
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-337536
EUVD: 🔒
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-2899 - Kibana: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 12/19/2025 08:07
Updated: 12/20/2025 01:08
Changes: 12/19/2025 08:07 (63), 12/19/2025 18:02 (1), 12/20/2025 01:08 (7)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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