Open Redirect Vulnerability in Kibana by Elastic
CVE-2025-25012
What is CVE-2025-25012?
An Open Redirect vulnerability has been identified in Kibana that allows an attacker to redirect users to arbitrary, potentially malicious sites. This vulnerability can be exploited through specifically crafted URLs, posing significant security risks such as server-side request forgery, which can further compromise sensitive data and user trust. Organizations using affected versions of Kibana should update to the latest patch to mitigate these risks.
Affected Version(s)
Kibana 7.0.0 <= 7.17.28
Kibana 8.0.0 <= 8.17.7
Kibana 8.18.0 <= 8.18.2
News Articles

Elastic Fixes Critical Kibana Vulnerability (CVE-2025-25012)
Elastic addresses a critical Kibana vulnerability (CVE-2025-25012) that allows remote code execution.

Elastic Releases Urgent Fix for Critical Kibana Vulnerability Enabling Remote Code Execution
Elastic patched a critical Kibana flaw (CVE-2025-25012, CVSS 9.9) enabling arbitrary code execution. Update to version 8.17.3 now.