CVE-2025-68386
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BaseFortify
Publication date: 2025-12-18
Last updated on: 2025-12-23
Assigner: Elastic
Description
Description
Improper Authorization (CWE-285) in Kibana can lead to privilege escalation (CAPEC-233) by allowing an authenticated user to change a document's sharing type to "global," even though they do not have permission to do so, making it visible to everyone in the space via a crafted a HTTP request.
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Meta Information
Affected Vendors & Products
| Vendor | Product | Version / Range |
|---|---|---|
| elastic | kibana | From 7.0.0 (inc) to 7.17.29 (inc) |
| elastic | kibana | From 8.0.0 (inc) to 8.19.8 (exc) |
| elastic | kibana | From 9.0.0 (inc) to 9.1.8 (exc) |
| elastic | kibana | From 9.2.0 (inc) to 9.2.2 (exc) |
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Exploitability
CWE
KEV
| CWE ID | Description |
|---|---|
| CWE-863 | The product performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action, but it does not correctly perform the check. |
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AI Powered Q&A
Can you explain this vulnerability to me?
This vulnerability is an improper authorization issue in Kibana that allows an authenticated user to escalate their privileges by changing a document's sharing type to "global" without having the necessary permissions. This makes the document visible to everyone in the space through a specially crafted HTTP request.
How can this vulnerability impact me? :
The vulnerability can lead to unauthorized information disclosure by allowing users to make documents globally visible within a space, potentially exposing sensitive data to users who should not have access.
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