XSS in Elastic Kibana

CVE-2025-25009

Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation in Kibana can lead to Stored XSS via case file upload.

Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)

Published · last modified .

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.7 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (13.5th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 13th percentile — 13.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2025-25009: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-25009?
CVE-2025-25009 is a high-severity vulnerability in Elastic Kibana, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 8.7/10. Published 2025-10-07.
How severe is CVE-2025-25009?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.7 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-25009 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.