XSS in Elastic Kibana
CVE-2025-68387
Improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('Cross-site Scripting') (CWE-79) allows an unauthenticated user to embed a malicious script in content that will be served to web browsers causing cross-site scripting (XSS) (CAPEC-63) via a vulnerability a function handler in the Vega AST evaluator.
Vulnerability class: XSS (Cross-Site Scripting)
EPSS: 0.002 (8.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N.
Affected products
- Elastic Kibana — versions 7.0.0, 8.0.0, 9.0.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- security@elastic.co (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2025-68387?
- CVE-2025-68387 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Elastic Kibana, classified under Cross-site Scripting. CVSS score: 6.1/10. Published 2025-12-18.
- How severe is CVE-2025-68387?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.1 out of 10.