CVE-2025-25018: elastic kibana Cross-site Scripting
CVSS: 8.7v3.1HighAnalyzed
AliasesCGA-55hj-xxhr-px8gCGA-766q-j8j8-pj37CGA-943q-5q7m-397jCGA-f55v-3wxp-58pfCGA-hx49-h5m6-7p4rCGA-qmjm-hcv2-c24w
Published 10-10-2025Last modified 26-02-2026
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2025-25018 is a high (CVSS 8.7) Cross-site Scripting vulnerability in elastic kibana. EPSS estimates a 0.23% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 12.9% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
8.7/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)EPSS score
0.23%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 0 · Related 1Timeline
- 10-10-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 26-02-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation in Kibana can lead to stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS)
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 3 sources · 1 versionHigh 8.7Preferred score · CVE.org (CNA)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:NSources3 sources · 5.4–8.7
- OSV · ChainguardEcosystem advisory · calculated8.7HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N
- NVDNIST5.4MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:NDiffers
EPSS trend
Probability
0.23%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
13%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.23% on 21-09-2026
21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score0.23%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Chainguard3 products
- kibana-8.17-bitnami< 8.17.10-r11
- kibana-8.18-bitnami< 8.18.8-r10
- kibana-8.19-bitnami< 8.19.11-r0
Elastic1 product
- kibana≥ 7.0.0, ≤ 7.17.29 | ≥ 8.0.0, ≤ 8.18.7 | ≥ 8.19.0, ≤ 8.19.4 | ≥ 9.0.0, ≤ 9.0.7 | ≥ 9.1.0, ≤ 9.1.4 | ≥ 7.0.0, < 8.18.8 | ≥ 8.19.0, < 8.19.5 | ≥ 9.0.0, < 9.0.8 | ≥ 9.1.0, < 9.1.5
2 vendors · 4 products
References
4 links- https//discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-8-18-8-8-19-5-9-0-8-9-1-5-security-update-esa-2025-17/382451WEBBroken LinkVendor Advisory