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Kibana 7.0.x < 8.19.8 / 9.0.x < 9.1.8 / 9.2.x < 9.2.2 XSS (ESA-2025-28)

🗓️ 17 Dec 2025 00:00:00Reported by TenableType 
nessus
 nessus
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Kibana before 8.19.8, 9.1.8, or 9.2.2 allows authenticated XSS via integration package uploads.

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#%NASL_MIN_LEVEL 80900
##
# (C) Tenable, Inc.
##

include('compat.inc');

if (description)
{
  script_id(278978);
  script_version("1.4");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_modification_date", value:"2026/02/23");

  script_cve_id("CVE-2025-37732");
  script_xref(name:"IAVB", value:"2025-B-0207-S");

  script_name(english:"Kibana 7.0.x < 8.19.8 / 9.0.x < 9.1.8 / 9.2.x < 9.2.2 XSS (ESA-2025-28)");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"synopsis", value:
"The remote host is missing a security update.");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"description", value:
"The version of Kibana running on the remote host is prior to 7.0 prior to 8.19.8, 9.0 prior to 9.1.8 and 
9.2 prior to 9.2.2. It is, therefore, affected by a cross-site scripting vulnerability as referenced in 
the ESA-2025-28 advisory.

  - Improper neutralization of input during web page generation ('Cross-site Scripting') (CWE-79) allows an 
    authenticated user to render HTML tags within a user’s browser via the integration package upload 
    functionality. This issue is related to ESA-2025-17 (CVE-2025-25018) bypassing that fix to achieve HTML 
    injection. (CVE-2025-37732)

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version
number.");
  # https://discuss.elastic.co/t/kibana-8-19-8-9-1-8-and-9-2-2-security-update-esa-2025-28/384064
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"see_also", value:"http://www.nessus.org/u?de78ecf5");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"solution", value:
"Upgrade to Kibana version 8.19.8, 9.1.8, and 9.2.2 or later.");
  script_set_cvss_base_vector("CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N");
  script_set_cvss_temporal_vector("CVSS2#E:U/RL:OF/RC:C");
  script_set_cvss3_base_vector("CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N");
  script_set_cvss3_temporal_vector("CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cvss_score_source", value:"CVE-2025-37732");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploitability_ease", value:"No known exploits are available");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"exploit_available", value:"false");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"vuln_publication_date", value:"2025/10/06");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"patch_publication_date", value:"2025/10/06");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_publication_date", value:"2025/12/17");

  script_set_attribute(attribute:"plugin_type", value:"remote");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"cpe", value:"cpe:/a:elasticsearch:kibana");
  script_set_attribute(attribute:"stig_severity", value:"II");
  script_end_attributes();

  script_category(ACT_GATHER_INFO);
  script_family(english:"CGI abuses");

  script_copyright(english:"This script is Copyright (C) 2025-2026 and is owned by Tenable, Inc. or an Affiliate thereof.");

  script_dependencies("kibana_web_detect.nbin");
  script_require_keys("installed_sw/Kibana");
  script_require_ports("services/www", 5601);

  exit(0);
}

include('http.inc');
include('vcf.inc');

get_install_count(app_name: 'Kibana', exit_if_zero: TRUE);

var port = get_http_port(default:5601);

var app_info = vcf::get_app_info(app:'Kibana', port:port, webapp:TRUE);

var constraints = [
  { 'min_version' : '7.0.0', 'fixed_version' : '8.19.8' },
  { 'min_version' : '9.0.0', 'fixed_version' : '9.1.8' },
  { 'min_version' : '9.2.0', 'fixed_version' : '9.2.2' }
];

vcf::check_version_and_report(
    app_info:app_info,
    constraints:constraints,
    severity:SECURITY_NOTE,
    flags:{'xss':TRUE}
);

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23 Feb 2026 00:00Current
7.7High risk
Vulners AI Score7.7
CVSS 3.15.4
EPSS0.00024
SSVC
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