Medium severity · published May 1, 2025
CVE-2025-25016
Kibana Unrestricted Upload of File
4.3
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Unrestricted file upload in Kibana allows an authenticated attacker to compromise software integrity by uploading a crafted malicious file due to insufficient server-side validation.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 28% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
KI
Kibana · Elastic
7.17.0 before 7.17.18; 8.0.0 before 8.13.0 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-25016
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-25016
Patch
https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-7-17-19-and-8-13-0-security-update-esa-2024-47/377711
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