CVE-2025-25015 Kibana arbitrary code execution via prototype pollution
Attackers can achieve arbitrary code execution in Kibana via prototype pollution triggered by crafted file uploads and HTTP requests.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-25015?
CVE-2025-25015 is a critical code injection vulnerability in Elastic Kibana, published on 5 Mar 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Prototype pollution in Kibana leads to arbitrary code execution via a crafted file upload and specifically crafted HTTP requests. In Kibana versions >= 8.15.0 and < 8.17.1, this is exploitable by users with the Viewer role. In Kibana versions 8.17.1 and 8.17.2 , this is only exploitable by users that have roles that contain all the following privileges: fleet-all, integrations-all, actions:execute-advanced-connectors
Weakness: CWE-1321
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-25015?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including kibana and elk. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
kibana Bitnami | From 8.15.0 | 8.17.3 |
elk Bitnami | From 8.15.0 | 8.17.3 |
Products include Elastic Kibana.
How do I fix CVE-2025-25015?
Upgrade kibana to 8.17.3 or later.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2025-25015 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-25015 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Elastic Kibana
Sources
Also known as BIT-elk-2025-25015, BIT-kibana-2025-25015, GHSA-r96x-p6v3-j823.