CVE-2025-68385 Kibana Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
An authenticated user can execute malicious scripts in other users' browsers via a Vega bypass, potentially leading to session hijacking or data theft.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2025-68385?
CVE-2025-68385 is a high-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Elastic Kibana, published on 18 Dec 2025. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Weakness: CWE-79
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-68385?
2 open source packages ship an affected version, including kibana and elk. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
kibana Bitnami | All versions | 8.19.9, 9.1.9, 9.2.3 |
elk Bitnami | All versions | 8.19.9, 9.1.9, 9.2.3 |
Products include Elastic Kibana.
How do I fix CVE-2025-68385?
Upgrade kibana to a fixed version for your release line: 8.19.9, 9.1.9 or 9.2.3.
Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.
Is CVE-2025-68385 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-68385 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Elastic Kibana
Sources
Also known as BIT-elk-2025-68385, BIT-kibana-2025-68385, GHSA-x89f-99hf-gmr7, MINI-52pm-qf3c-w8h6, MINI-5hgm-33rv-94xw, MINI-5w5x-9jxj-hhcf and 3 more.