Kibana Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Cross-site scripting
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · Low · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-79.
Summary
Improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('Cross-site Scripting') (CWE-79) allows an authenticated user to embed a malicious script in content that will be served to web browsers causing cross-site scripting (XSS) (CAPEC-63) via a method in Vega bypassing a previous Vega XSS mitigation.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- Yes
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Elastic | Kibana | 7.0.0 – 7.17.29; 8.0.0 – 8.19.8; 9.0.0 – 9.1.8; 9.2.0 – 9.2.2 | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- Kibana VendorElastic Affected 7.0.0 – 7.17.29; 8.0.0 – 8.19.8; 9.0.0 – 9.1.8; 9.2.0 – 9.2.2 Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 7.0.0 – 7.17.29; 8.0.0 to before 8.19.9; 9.0.0 to before 9.1.9; 9.2.0 to before 9.2.3 | Vulnerable | Elastic |
- cpe:2.3:a:elastic:kibana:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 7.0.0 – 7.17.29; 8.0.0 to before 8.19.9; 9.0.0 to before 9.1.9; 9.2.0 to before 9.2.3 Vulnerable ·Elastic
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 1 product
- Logging Subsystem for Red Hat OpenShift
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-68385
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x89f-99hf-gmr7
References
More Elastic Kibana vulnerabilities
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- TI-2025-18692 Kibana arbitrary code execution via prototype pollution CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-05660 Code injection in Elastic Kibana CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2024-24803 Deserialization of untrusted data in Elastic Kibana CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
- TI-2024-24800 Kibana arbitrary code execution via YAML deserialization CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
Sources
- CVE-2025-68385 · CVE Program
- CVE-2025-68385 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x89f-99hf-gmr7 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2025-68385 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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